Global superpowers have been controlling Afghanistan through war and policy since the late 1970s, and they are responsible for the decades of instability which have left Afghan citiz

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Global superpowers have been controlling Afghanistan through war and policy since the late 1970’s, and they are responsible for the decades of instability which have left Afghan citizens uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19.  

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The ongoing political conflicts in Afghanistan have left the nation unstable and extremely vulnerable to the current global pandemic (Naseemi & Wilke 2020). Since the Soviet Union invasion in 1979, global superpowers have been preying on the instability that they have created in Afghanistan, causing the displacement of Afghan citizens and a massive loss of infrastructure.  

Reconstructive efforts, which are guided by international financial institutions, have privatized healthcare in Afghanistan and mandated limitations on social spending, despite recognition that Afghan government spending on healthcare is insufficient (Naseemi & Wilke 2020). A lack of funding has created a shortage of healthcare workers and a fragmented healthcare system, with rural areas having as few as .6 physicians per 10,000 residents. Funding from the World Bank is prioritized to go towards NGO’s, which offer free specialized clinics, but patients report that the clinics lack qualified personnel, access to appropriate medicines, and underpay workers. Healthcare workers end up running more lucrative private practices, which greatly increases the patients’ cost of care (Naseemi & Wilke 2020).  

It is this combination of decades of armed conflict and an underfunded healthcare system that has left the citizens of Afghanistan uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19, which needs to trigger a massive support for social services and healthcare. Afghanistan has had insufficient testing, high case fatality rates, and a large number of residents dying from suspected COVID-19 without ever having seen a medical professional. As of July 8th 2020, 33,594 cases and 936 deaths have been confirmed, but only 77,501 of Afghanistan’s 37.17 million citizens have been tested. It is estimated that the confirmed cases may be only one tenth of the actual case numbers. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequities across the globe and locally but it has hidden the responsibility for the conditions that have enabled the spread of the virus (Naseemi & Wilke 2020). Recognizing the global inequities highlighted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic needs to be met with a shared responsibility for the conditions that have enabled the spread of COVID-19 through unstable nations.  

References 

Wilke Associate Professor, Christiane, and Mohd Khalid Naseemi Research Assistant.  Afghanistan's COVID-19 Crisis Has Been Fuelled by Armed Conflict. 9 July 2020, theconversation.com/afghanistans-covid-19-crisis-has-been-fuelled-by-armed-conflict-141924. 

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 With the recent rises in Covid cases across the nation, and the outlook of a second wave of Covid to hit this fall, is it really wise and safe to reopen schools?  Many health and education experts advise against reopening schools this fall, but with economic and government pressures what will really happen when the 2020 school year is set to begin? 

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 From White House, Doctors, down to parents many teachers are feeling pressure to return to the classroom and begin somewhat regular school days again come this fall. What many teachers are questioning is how will school remain clean and keep students socially distant during the school day.  Some schools are not even equipped with the proper amenities to promote a healthy stay in school.  Also with the ratio of students to teachers a lot of the teachers feel this will be very difficult to keep work spaces clean, keep small children in mask, and remain socially distant during a school day.  Many of the teachers feel that themselves and their families’ lives will be more in danger by reopening school this fall with all the uncertainties around the Covid virus. 

 Teachers all over the country are feeling the need to protect themselves and their families while also feeling the obligation to return to school to help their students.  Some school teachers and unions are calling for fulltime remote learning until there can be zero increases in cases or a vaccine can be developed and administered. The New York Times article said “A wave of leave requests, early retirements or resignations driven by health fears could imperil efforts to reach students learning both in physical classrooms and online.” The Article also said “Many doctors, education experts, parents and policymakers have argued that the social and academic costs of school closures on children need to be weighed alongside the risks of the virus itself.” 

With these two side and two points of view the real question remains is it wise and safe to reopen school this fall, or should we remain closed until we have solid data to move forward? What should happen is the state and local authorities should weigh in on their areas, because if schools are forced to reopen because of economic pressures, and children and teaches begin to contract the virus and then spread the virus to their families and loved ones there will surely be lawsuits. If there are fatalities because schools were pressured to open and teachers are pressured to return to classes, you can pretty much be sure school districts will get sued, and schools will again go into shutdown. The local and state government should look to doing what’s best for its communities’ health more so than its communities economic situations, at least through the remained of this year. 

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  Dana Goldstein  (Links to an external site.)  and  Eliza Shapiro  (Links to an external site.)  (2020). ‘I Don’t Want to Go Back’: Many Teachers Are Fearful and Angry Over Pressure to Return. Article from the New York Times (July 2020) 

From:  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/11/us/virus-teachers-classrooms.html  (Links to an external site.)   

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The American food system has been killing us long before COVID-19. Our system is based primarily on efficiency rather than resilience and nutrition. If we do not address this problem soon, we will continue to lose more and more Americans. 

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As the United States continues to be the global hot-spot through the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are digging for answers and reasons. Diet-related chronic diseases, including hypertension, heart disease, and obesity, have contributed greatly to the high numbers of COVID related illnesses and deaths. Almost three out of four Americans are overweight or obese, and half of US adults have diabetes or pre-diabetes, causing high numbers of illnesses and diseases well before the pandemic. Sadly, only 12% of Americans are metabolically healthy, meaning having optimal levels of blood markers and pressures as well as waist circumference. 

Our food system in the US is leaving Americans at greater risk for COVID-19. We need to address nutrition insecurity, providing the right food, rather than food insecurity, providing enough food. We must build up our and our children’s metabolic health in order to get through this pandemic and better survive future pandemics, as well as to improve the overall health of Americans. 

Mass production and stockpiling of highly processed, carbohydrate-laden, shelf-stable, and convenient foods have progressively grown in the US. The consumption of these cheap, unhealthy products decreased while the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables decreased. The American diet switched from whole foods to highly processed foods, requiring little time and cooking, causing the diet-related diseases we face today. 

Americans food system for national security and convenience is no longer effective. Rather than keeping individuals healthy and productive, our food system has caused us to be sicker than we were post-depression. A study shows that 71% of young people aged 17 through 24 do not qualify for military service. There are also exceptionally high obesity rates in children starting at age 2. 

It is recommended that we begin supporting regional and specialty farmers. We must also begin valuing calorie over quantity. We can now track how food and nutrition incentives may support better health and drive cost savings, while supporting retail grocers and farmers. Then, we can recreate the American food system focused on health promotion and prevention. We must take steps to leverage food as medicine before our food system kills us. 

  References 

 Opinion Akash Goel, B., 2020.  Opinion: The US Food System Is Killing Americans. [online] CNN. Available at: <https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/02/opinions/us-nutrition-insecurity-snap-goel-nischan-frist-coliccio/> [Accessed 3 August 2020]. 

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