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The drama of being albino in Tanzania

Posted on October 20th, 2009 in Uncategorized skin disease

A year ago, Mariam Staford Bandara, escaped death and managed to free themselves from their attackers. But he lost both hands and is now disabled.

Mariam was born albino in Tanzania, a country where some believe that the potions made from body parts of albinos bring good luck. It is estimated that over the past two years have been killed 53 people with this disease.

Mariam dared to denounce their attackers, who wanted to kill her, and had lived hitherto protected by the government. But just to inform you that no longer enjoy government protection and should return to his village where he was assaulted a year ago, as reported by the BBC.

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, has launched a campaign to end this cruel belief. A couple of weeks ago, three men were sentenced to death accused of killing an albino girl 14.

The medical staff of the Social Security clinic peripheral colony Tepeaca weekend reported an increase in patients with respiratory diseases.

Karla Mejia, in charge of the outpatient area, reported that only the weekend were treated about 200 patients between adults and children with common colds.

“We are taking patients with acute respiratory episodes as common colds, faringeoamígdalitis that are aggravated by rainy weather situation,” Mejia said.

He said the increasing influx of patients are children.

Other conditions for which have increased consultations at the clinic are diseases of the skin.

“They come with many children lipétigo ie bumps on the skin, and are treated with various medications given them,” he said.

Most adult patients attending outpatient urinary tract infections, according to Mejia said.

Two general practitioners to those entitled to attend each clinic peripheral weekends.

In the Rivas

Many patients with symptoms of respiratory illness came to the hospital emergency room Mario Rivas.

Medical staff reported that people treated showed no severe categories, but common flu who were given medication and were sent home. Physicians assigned to the filter which treats patients with suspected influenza A/H1N1 reported that since last week reported no new suspected cases. Nicholas Montes, director of Rivas, urged people to continue with preventive measures. “There are fears that next month there is a second wave of the disease because the rainy season and temperature changes are already being made,” he said.

The staff of the emergency room of a hospital’s internal medicine Mario Rivas reported yesterday income of a person suspected of dengue.

The patient was identified as Aquino Denis Rivera, 20, resident in Chamelecon sector, one of the places where the majority of cases reported in the city.

“This is the second time I come to the hospital. The week before I came and gave me some medicine and I’m back because I still have discomfort, “Rivera said.