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IVeki yeSizwe yezeMpilo yoLuntu

Xa ndandikumabanga aphantsi, intsapho yakowethu yayihlala kwisiXeko saseMexico. Icawe ebesihamba kuyo ibiphethe inyanga nenyanga, ikliniki yezempilo yasimahla apho ugqirha wosapho kunye nogqirha wamehlo banikela ngexesha nangeenkonzo zabo. Iikliniki zazisoloko zizele, yaye ngokufuthi, abantu babehamba ngeenyawo kangangeentsuku besuka kwiilali needolophu ezikufutshane ukuze babekho. Intsapho yakowethu yayingamatsha-ntliziyo. Njengoko ndandikhula, ndanikwa uxanduva olungakumbi lokulungiselela iibhodi eziqhotyoshwayo kunye namaxwebhu, kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba zonke zikulungele ukubhaliswa kwezigulane. Bendingazi ukuba le misebenzi mincinci ibilunxibelelwano lwam lokuqala lokwenyani nempilo yoluntu, eyakuthi ibe kukuzibophelela kunye nokuthanda ubomi bonke. Ndineenkumbulo ezimbini ezicacileyo kwezi kliniki. Elokuqala lalibukele ixhegwazana elineminyaka engama-70 ubudala elafumana okokuqala iindondo zalo. Wayengazange alibone ihlabathi ngokucacileyo okanye ngemibala egqame ngolu hlobo, kuba akazange abe novavanyo lwamehlo okanye ukufikelela kwiindondo. Ebegigitheka yimincili. Enye into ayikhumbulayo yayingumama oselula wabantwana abahlanu owayenomyeni owayeye kufuna umsebenzi eUnited States, kodwa akazange abuye. Ethandabuza, udize ukuba yena nabantwana bakhe bebesitya ubumdaka ngenxa yokungabi nazinto zokuthenga ukutya. Ndikhumbula ndibuza ukuba kutheni, kuzo zombini ezi meko, aba bafazi bengazange bafumane amathuba afanayo nabanye okufikelela kukhathalelo, kwaye kutheni loo mahluko ukhoyo. Andizange ndikwazi ngelo xesha, kodwa kamva, le mibuzo inye yaqhubeka indikhathaza njengomphengululi eNgilani naseUnited States. Ngelo xesha, ndaqonda ukuba kufuneka ndihlehle kwilizwe lomgaqo-nkqubo kwaye ndifumane amava okusebenza kunye neeprojekthi zempilo yoluntu. Kwiminyaka eyi-12 edlulileyo, ndiye ndafumana amava athobekileyo okuba yinxalenye yeenkqubo zomntwana ongumama kakuhle eNigeria, iiprojekthi zedengue eColombia, ubundlobongela obujoliswe kwabasetyhini kwiiprojekthi zabasetyhini abasuka kuMbindi Melika, ukuphuhlisa ikharityhulam yoqeqesho kunye nezifundo zabongikazi bezempilo yoluntu lonke. I-Latin America, iinzame ezixhaswa ngabaphathiswa bezempilo ukuphucula ukufikelela kweyeza likaxakeka kulo lonke elaseMzantsi Melika kunye nentlalontle yeeprojekthi zempilo kwisixeko sangaphakathi saseBaltimore. Nganye kwezi projekthi zibe nempembelelo enkulu kubomi bam bobuqu kunye nobuchwephesha, kwaye unyaka nonyaka, ndibukele intsimi yezempilo yoluntu ikhula kwaye ibanzi. Kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo, ubhubhani wehlabathi jikelele uye walawula inqanaba lezempilo likawonke-wonke, uqaqambisa imiba emininzi yelizwe, eyelizwe neyengingqi efuna ukuhoywa. Njengoko sisondela kwiVeki yeSizwe yezeMpilo yoLuntu ngo-2023, ndingathanda ukukumema ukuba uhlolisise iindlela ezimbalwa zokubandakanya iinzame zempilo yoluntu zasekuhlaleni ezinokuba neziphumo ezibonakalayo kakhulu.  Impilo yoluntu ijolise ekulungiseni iingxaki ezinzima, ezinkulu ezinokuthi ngamanye amaxesha zibonakale zinzima, kodwa eyona nto iphambili, amasebe ezempilo karhulumente, uluntu lwezonyango, kunye nemibutho yokwakha amandla yoluntu nganye isebenzisana noluntu oluchatshazelwa kakhulu ziinkqubo zokungalingani- ukuqhubela phambili ukulingana kwezempilo. . Ke, abantu ngabanye bangalifaka njani igalelo kule migudu mikhulu yezempilo yoluntu kwiindawo zabo?

Yiba Nomdla: 

  • Ngaba uyazi ngemimiselo yentlalo yoluntu (SDoH) (ukungakhuseleki kokutya, ukungakhuseleki kwezindlu, ukuhlukaniswa kwentlalo, ubundlobongela, njl.) ezichaphazela kakhulu uluntu lwakho? Khangela i-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation kunye neYunivesithi yaseWisconsin ye-Health County Rankings isixhobo onokuthi ubonise iziphumo zezempilo, iimfuno ze-SDoH kwinqanaba kunye nekhowudi ye-ZIP Jonga umfanekiso wakho | Izikhundla zeMpilo yeNqila kunye neemephu zendlela, Ingxelo ye-2022 yaseColorado State | Izikhundla zeMpilo yeNqila kunye neemephu zendlela
  • Ngaba uyayazi imbali yoluntu lwakho ngokuzama ukulungisa imingeni yolingano lwezempilo okanye iinzame zempilo yoluntu? Ngaba kukho ungenelelo olusebenzayo kwaye ukuba kunjalo, ngoba? Yintoni engazange isebenze?
  • Ngabaphi abathathi-nxaxheba okanye imibutho yoluntu emele amanyathelo oluntu ahambelana neemfuno zoluntu lwakho?

Ukwandisa uthungelwano kunye neeseti zezakhono:

    • Ngaba unazo iiseti zezakhono ezinokuba luncedo kumbutho wabahlali? Ngaba uthetha olunye ulwimi olunokunceda ekuvaleni izikhewu kwindawo ohlala kuyo?
    • Ngaba ungavolontiya ngexesha lokunceda umbutho wasekuhlaleni ongenayo inkxaso-mali okanye abasebenzi abaneleyo bokujongana nazo zonke iimfuno zoluntu?
    • Ngaba unalo unxibelelwano kuthungelwano lwakho oluhambelana neeprojekthi, amathuba enkxaso-mali, ubuthunywa bemibutho enokuthi incedane?

Iziphakamiso ezingentla zisisiseko, kwaye ziqala kuphela amanqaku, kodwa zinokuba neziphumo ezinamandla. Ngokufumana ulwazi olungcono, siyakwazi ukusebenzisa uqhagamshelo lwethu olunamandla lobuqu kunye nobungcali ukuze sibe ngabathetheleli abasebenzayo bempilo yoluntu.