The topic of immunization is important to me because sick children do not learn as effectively as healthy ones do. Diseases are interruptions to a child's education, not to mention the fact that they are sometimes debilitating while the child is inflicted and sometimes afterwards; and some are deadly.
Children in the US are required to have certain vaccinations at birth and as they grow into adulthood. US babies do not die from simple infections and diarrhea. Something not afforded to the little ones in Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Sierra Leone.
What do these three countries have in common?
WAR
What war does is disrupt the Public Health measures put in place so children are not being vaccinated causing 194 thousands deaths of children under the age of 5 in Nigeria, 257 thousand in Afghanistan, and 282 thousand in Sierra Leone. (Berger, 2009)
This is one example of the interconnection of the various aspects of social life. The political situation in these countries are affecting the social life and the health of these countries citizens.
Source
Berger, K. S. (2009). The developing person through childhood (5th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers
Immunizations are things that many parents today take for granted. Parents need to understand the importance proper immunizations play in a child development. It is wonderful that our government has noticed this and taken steps in ensuring that children are given health care insurance to get health care attention and maintain immunizations. If only more countries cared for their children as they do about war it would make for a better society.
ReplyDeleteAnd if children in these war torn countries are missing out on learning and healthy development then they will not be as capable as the country's future adults and leaders. It becomes a cycle.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your thought provoking post.
I agree wholeheartedly. It seems the people in power care less about the children and more about their agendas. There is definetly a lack of forward thinking and disregard for future generations.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post. I also chose the topic of immunizations for my blog post as well. You gave me some insight with your post because I never thought about how diseases can affect a child when it comes to education. It's true that some diseases are debilitating and even deadly which is horrible for a child to suffer through. Thank you for your post.
ReplyDeleteAmazing post, very informative. It saddens me to hear so many children in the world are suffering from sickness due to the lack of immunizations. Your right, social life has a big part to play in it. Thank you so much for sharing.
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