Due to the high rates of stillborns, miscarriages, premature
deliveries, and low birth weights from the untreated cases of syphilis during
pregnancy, the Global Congenital Syphilis Partnership (GCSP) are starting to
test women who are early in pregnancy. This treatment would cost less than
roughly $1.58 per women to those who test positive and would be given a single
shot of penicillin (antibiotic). With this, GCSP are hoping to save the lives
of millions of newborn babies that reside in the poorer countries with Africa
being the main one. This treatment must be given to the women prior to her 28
week gestation mark; if successful, it will be distributed globally from China
to Peru. The partnership of Gates Foundation, Save the Children, the World
Health Organization, to name a few, are pushing to have this new plan out for
three years.
Although I feel like they have accomplished controlling the
situation as far as the syphilis outbreak, I still don’t feel like there is
going to be any progress. Yes, you can give the people the treatment, but what
are they actually teaching these women and the entire population to ensure that
this type of situation doesn’t happen again? There needs to be health programs
available, as well as letting people aware about the use of contraceptives; the
health organizations involved are fighting to not only fight syphilis, but to
reduce poverty, with the help of these programs not only will they fight
syphilis as well as save lives, but this can possibly control the high population rate as will. This
alone will help decrease the rate of poverty as well.
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