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http://www.elheraldo.co/local/13-casos-con-posibles-sintomas-de-tuberculosis-61409
Spanish-English translation
13 cases with possible symptoms of Tuberculosis
The rear entrance to the Church of San Roque was a procession of beings beaten by life. Different kinds of homeless people which included addicts of all kinds: insane, prostitutes, and many other creatures lonely and vulnerable that proved a real representation, naked skinny side of this society, teaching us the different faces of a cold marginal and heavy load on his back these misguided beings, like angels that night with broken wings, they carry in the soul a raw pain that line of smoke that dissipates too quickly to the urgency of their appetites, and eyes a dirt that not only was plain and affected the smell, but is revealed as a hard truth that reminds us of the imbalance in which we live, and err is human and to reach the bottom.
This he was the scene that was found in the Herald yesterday morning during the course of the day of comprehensive health care and hygiene kits to residents of the street, the activity was carried out in anticipation of the World Day Tuberculosis which is celebrated tomorrow, Saturday March 24 and was aimed at actively seeking patients with likely symptoms of tuberculosis.
The activity involved: the Ministry of Health District, the Ministry of Social Management, Civil Defense, University of Antioquia IPS, private business and other community leaders. Yesterday in the area of San Roque, 195 people were treated in a situation of homeless people as follows: 78 medical consultations, 73 oral health, 10 samples for HIV, 3 vaccinated, 53 in service and hairdressing and grooming identified 13 patients as having respiratory symptoms who have taken the corresponding samples. In Barranquilla, have reported 83 cases of tuberculosis so far in 2012. In 2011 a total of patients admitted to the TB program was 479 to fire the alert.
Meanwhile, Eloina Goenaga Jimenez, Head of Environmental Health, said, "This is the first of several days where we will be conducting an active search for probable cases of tuberculosis," the Secretariat said that all this vulnerable population was provided in Yesterday morning the possibility of a bath, peluquearse, enjoy a snack reinforced, to review your oral health, to undergo the HIV test, vaccination, change clothes and On performing the sampling to detect tuberculosis.
Ricardo Alfonso Brown is one of the street dwellers benefited from this day. Alfonso is 54 years old and 4 of them has survived between curbs and bare concrete, moving near the center of town to the good of God. Yesterday, he managed to shower, clean clothing and removed some four years of sidewalk and early mornings outdoors.
"I feel good, this is a support like family. For my brother the street is very hard. This they are doing with us is wonderful and hopefully provide us with the opportunity of a job out of the streets, "Richard you had your exams and had no symptomatology. Wrapped in a smell of hope and renewed energy, Ricardo, prepared to face the street again and its pitfalls.
Rosalba Nunez is a brunette plump, generous hips and melancholy smile that makes his living by turning off the street and passions of others. Rosalba heard that on the day they would be practicing HIV testing and did not think twice and left for San Roque Church which not only performed the examinations if they took the opportunity to accommodate a good snack.
"I ate my bread with my pony and good I feel good about the deal and because they care about us. The truth is we are all humans and we all need medical attention. This should do it more often, more often, "said Rosalba amid the comings and goings of the various anonymous people who came to this call, each carrying his drama amid the jokes, strong odors and the obvious loneliness and abandonment.
Maria Jose Castaneda works at the Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and is one that thinks this is a wonderful experience that it takes much more spread so that it reaches more people this service. "The truth is that people do not know that it serves the community and need to make more widespread," said the young dentist while he was handing refreshments about homeless people bathed and changed and they came out of the Church a new face.
Spanish-English translation
13 cases with possible symptoms of Tuberculosis
The rear entrance to the Church of San Roque was a procession of beings beaten by life. Different kinds of homeless people which included addicts of all kinds: insane, prostitutes, and many other creatures lonely and vulnerable that proved a real representation, naked skinny side of this society, teaching us the different faces of a cold marginal and heavy load on his back these misguided beings, like angels that night with broken wings, they carry in the soul a raw pain that line of smoke that dissipates too quickly to the urgency of their appetites, and eyes a dirt that not only was plain and affected the smell, but is revealed as a hard truth that reminds us of the imbalance in which we live, and err is human and to reach the bottom.
This he was the scene that was found in the Herald yesterday morning during the course of the day of comprehensive health care and hygiene kits to residents of the street, the activity was carried out in anticipation of the World Day Tuberculosis which is celebrated tomorrow, Saturday March 24 and was aimed at actively seeking patients with likely symptoms of tuberculosis.
The activity involved: the Ministry of Health District, the Ministry of Social Management, Civil Defense, University of Antioquia IPS, private business and other community leaders. Yesterday in the area of San Roque, 195 people were treated in a situation of homeless people as follows: 78 medical consultations, 73 oral health, 10 samples for HIV, 3 vaccinated, 53 in service and hairdressing and grooming identified 13 patients as having respiratory symptoms who have taken the corresponding samples. In Barranquilla, have reported 83 cases of tuberculosis so far in 2012. In 2011 a total of patients admitted to the TB program was 479 to fire the alert.
Meanwhile, Eloina Goenaga Jimenez, Head of Environmental Health, said, "This is the first of several days where we will be conducting an active search for probable cases of tuberculosis," the Secretariat said that all this vulnerable population was provided in Yesterday morning the possibility of a bath, peluquearse, enjoy a snack reinforced, to review your oral health, to undergo the HIV test, vaccination, change clothes and On performing the sampling to detect tuberculosis.
Ricardo Alfonso Brown is one of the street dwellers benefited from this day. Alfonso is 54 years old and 4 of them has survived between curbs and bare concrete, moving near the center of town to the good of God. Yesterday, he managed to shower, clean clothing and removed some four years of sidewalk and early mornings outdoors.
"I feel good, this is a support like family. For my brother the street is very hard. This they are doing with us is wonderful and hopefully provide us with the opportunity of a job out of the streets, "Richard you had your exams and had no symptomatology. Wrapped in a smell of hope and renewed energy, Ricardo, prepared to face the street again and its pitfalls.
Rosalba Nunez is a brunette plump, generous hips and melancholy smile that makes his living by turning off the street and passions of others. Rosalba heard that on the day they would be practicing HIV testing and did not think twice and left for San Roque Church which not only performed the examinations if they took the opportunity to accommodate a good snack.
"I ate my bread with my pony and good I feel good about the deal and because they care about us. The truth is we are all humans and we all need medical attention. This should do it more often, more often, "said Rosalba amid the comings and goings of the various anonymous people who came to this call, each carrying his drama amid the jokes, strong odors and the obvious loneliness and abandonment.
Maria Jose Castaneda works at the Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and is one that thinks this is a wonderful experience that it takes much more spread so that it reaches more people this service. "The truth is that people do not know that it serves the community and need to make more widespread," said the young dentist while he was handing refreshments about homeless people bathed and changed and they came out of the Church a new face.