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Ukubambisana ukuletha ukuqwashisa ngesifo senhliziyo sokuzalwa

Isifinyezo Sosuku Lokuqwashisa Nge-CHD

Njalo ngoFebruwari 7-14 abameli besiguli nomndeni emhlabeni wonke babamba iqhaza Evikini Lokuqwashisa Ngesifo Senhliziyo Ezalwa Ngazalwa (CHD). Yisikhathi sokuqwashisa nge-CHD emiphakathini yangakubo. Global ARCH futhi I-HeartLink Yezingane yizinhlangano ezimbili ezihamba phambili ezilwela izifo zenhliziyo zezingane ezisebenzela ukuthuthukisa imiphumela yempilo yonke emhlabeni jikelele.

Iyini i-CHD? 
I-CHD iyisici sokuzalwa esivame kakhulu emhlabeni. Njengamanje zingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1.35 izingane ezizalwa zine-CHD emhlabeni wonke unyaka ngamunye. Kuyimbangela ephezulu yokufa kwezingane emhlabeni jikelele. I-CHD yenzeka ekuzalweni okungu-1 kweziyi-100, futhi ingane eyodwa kwezine ezine-CHD idinga ukuhlinzwa kosana ukuze iphile. Naphezu kokusabalala kwayo, ingane eyodwa kuphela kweziyi-1 ezizalwa zine-CHD ekwazi ukuthola ukunakekelwa kwekhwalithi ephezulu. I-CHD yisifo esingelapheki esidinga ukunakekelwa impilo yonke. 

I-Advocacy Toolkit yethu entsha

Kulo nyaka kugujwa Isonto Lokuqwashisa Nge-CHD, i-Children's HeartLink kanye Global ARCH bahlanganyele ukwethula Ikhithi Yamathuluzi Yokumela entsha. Iklanyelwe ukusiza abantu ngabanye kanye nezinhlangano ukuthi zikhuthaze ukuthuthukisa impilo nokuphila kahle kweziguli ezizalwa nesifo senhliziyo esibuhlungu (RHD). Inikeza ulwazi namathuluzi asebenzayo okuthi ungayenza kanjani imizamo yokumela emiphakathini yendawo emhlabeni jikelele. Igcwele izinsiza zokuhlela, ukwenza, kanye nokulinganisa imisebenzi yokumela. Vakashela wethu Advocacy bese ulanda ikhithi yamathuluzi.

Izwi lakho libalulekile!

Njengoba isonto lokuqwashisa nge-CHD lifika esiphethweni, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ukukhuthaza ukufinyelela kweziguli ze-CHD ne-RHD ekunakekelweni kwekhwalithi yokuphila konke kuwumsebenzi obalulekile wonyaka wonke. Ukuze uzibandakanye, uma ungakangeni, sicela ujoyine Global ARCH ukuba yingxenye yenethiwekhi yethu yabameli bomhlaba wonke. Futhi, sicela uthathe isikhashana ukuze usayine Isimemezelo Samalungelo Abantu Ngabodwa Abanesifo Senhliziyo Esiqala Ebuntwaneni. Sizosebenzisa iSimemezelo njengethuluzi lokuqwashisa ngokungalingani ekunakekelweni nasekusekeleni abantu abaphila ne-CHD ne-RHD, kanye nokukhuthaza abenzi bezinqubomgomo ukuthi benze izinguquko ezidingeka kakhulu.

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Nahimeh Jaffar 

Nahimeh Jaffar ine wasebenza njengoMphathi Wephrojekthi (PMP) oqinisekisiwe emikhakheni eyahlukene, okuhlanganisa Impilo Yomphakathi, i-Biotech, kanye ne-Pharmaceuticals, esebenza ngaphakathi kwezilungiselelo zomtholampilo ezifana nezibhedlela nemitholampilo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, usebenze nemiphakathi yomhlaba wonke e-Afrika, e-Caribbean, naseMpumalanga Ephakathi, esekela amaphrojekthi ahlukene wezenhlalo. UNksz. Jaffar ubambe iqhaza ezinhlelweni zezempilo zokuvikela ngokubambisana neCentre for Disease Control (CDC, USA) kanye neCentre for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, USA).

 

Ms. Jaffar uneziqu ze-MBA kuBusiness Development azithola e-Swiss Institute of Higher Management, e-Vevey, eSwitzerland, kanye neziqu ze-bachelor ku-Consumer Affairs azithola e-California State University, e-Northridge, e-USA.

Amy Verstappen, uMongameli

U-Amy Verstappen ubengummeli wesiguli nomfundisi wezempilo kusukela ngo-1996, lapho izinselelo zakhe zokuphila nokukhubazeka kwenhliziyo eziyinkimbinkimbi zamholela ku-Adult Congenital Heart Association, lapho akhonza khona njengomongameli kusukela ngo-2001 kuya ku-2013. Usebenze njengomeluleki Izikhungo Zokulawulwa Kwezifo iNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; kanye ne-International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease, futhi wasebenza namaqembu eziguli zenhliziyo ezizelwe kanye nezobuchwepheshe kulo lonke elase-USA nasemhlabeni jikelele. UNksz Verstappen wathola iMasters in Education ngo-1990 neMasters kwi-Global Health ngo-2019.