Sentences with phrase «fragile health systems»

It has also resulted in the collapse of already fragile health systems, impacting economic growth and food security.

«An official in the Health Ministry says another Sierra Leonean doctor has been infected with Ebola, yet another blow to his country's fragile health system.

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In fact, hospitals are hot beds for disease and infection, so having a baby, with its virgin, fragile system in a hospital where it could come into contact with illness, could actually put the baby at higher risk for something negative to happen to the baby's health.

One of the points the letter asks members to make is that GNYHA wants to be a «part of the solution», and that future cuts will «further damage an already fragile health care system.»

Already, Nigeria's fragile health care system is overwhelmed.

Thus, in the region with fragile and underfunded health systems, early diagnosis is particularly important for containing the epidemic.

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Children have fragile immune systems meaning viruses such as these can pose major health risks.

Whether it's monitoring the health of the Mesoamerican Reef and marine life to safeguarding the jungle and the creatures that dwell in it, mapping the network of underground river systems in the Riviera Maya and community products and tourism in Mayan villages, Amigos de Sian Ka'an is involved in protecting the unique, fragile and incredibly rich mosaic of ecosystems with which the state of Quintana Roo is blessed.

«This midnight regulation, issued in the last days of the Bush administration, undermines this country's fragile health care system as well as patients» access to health care information and services,» said PPFA President Cecile Richards.