In an U.S. article on the Reuters
page written by Stephanie Nebehay, she tells of how diseases such as hepatitis
A are spreading all over Syria because the water is unsanitary. There is so
much fighting and bombs that large majorities of the population have bad burns
that need to be treated. However they are unable to treat them because of the
infected water. These aid groups had been using chlorine gas to purify the
water but they are having to find alternatives because they fear chlorine gas
will be misused as a chemical weapon.
They are also in a shortage of serum to help the trauma patients. There is a factory close by that has lots of
serum but they are unable to get to it because the opposition is controlling
the road 2 miles between the factory and the city. They also can’t use planes because the planes
are being shot down. Another issue Syria
is faced with is a lack of ambulances because they are either dysfunctional or
being used to transport fighters around both by sides.
This problem is already a big issue
but can become an enormous issue over time. Many innocent people are losing
their lives because of a lack of health care. There aren’t enough supplies and
surgeons to save the Syrian people’s lives.
With water carrying water-born diseases, there is a potential to wipe
out the entire country of Syria. The only bright side that surgeons and health
staff can see that people are being cared for in their homes because many come
up asking for supplies such as medicine and anti-biotics. This warfare issue
has become not only a political issue but a societal as well because it is
affecting everyone’s lives by putting them in danger. We can also see that
Syria has a lower social stratification than some places in the world. We see
this by how they are unable to hold their ground and instead their people are
being killed rapidly. Unless Syria can
find a way to overcome their opposition, things will only continue to decline.
February 7, 2013
3:45 PM
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