Harmony In Setif, Algeria

Under pressure from the medical community, the Algerian government recently allowed distribution of a new preventive treatment for cervical cancer. A lack of early screening and treatment facilities and an increase in the cancer’s prevalence in Algeria drove the Algerian government to register the vaccine as a government programme.

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I was browsing top news headlines last night. And I saw a photo of a young boy with a swollen face. It was accompanied by a headline about a mumps outbreak in Canada. I clicked and read and searched for more photos. Well, now I realize this is what my son, 6, and daughter, 18 months, had in April. My son was really affected and my daughter, mildly. The treatment prescribed was for them to get plenty of rest, control thier temperature and administer anti-inflammatory medications. The doctor told me it is particulary dangerous for boys, for if thier temperature gets high enough, it can sterilize them, preventing them from having babies in the future. So the word she used to describe thier infection was ‘oreillons’, and now I know that is ‘mumps’ in French. So, the lesson here is to make sure you are vaccinated before you travel to Algeria. If you have questions, leave a comment.

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