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The Battle for Access — Health Care in Afghanistan

2004; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 350; Issue: 19 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmp038253

1533-4406

Brigg Reilley, Gloria Puertas, Anne-Sophie Coutin,

Health and Conflict Studies

Recent rounds on the infectious disease ward in Mir Wais Hospital, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, found a young farmhand recuperating from meningitis sitting with the two friends who had accompanied him to the hospital. He had survived the disease, but only barely, and the episode had left him blind. In quiet tones, the man discussed with the medical staff whether his condition was permanent. In another room, a family of six was recovering from typhoid fever. The family members were fortunate that they had sought care early, because typhoid has a fatality rate of nearly 10 percent in Kandahar. The most . . .