{"id":13376,"date":"2020-09-24T16:51:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T14:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/?page_id=13376"},"modified":"2022-11-04T12:24:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T10:24:48","slug":"health-in-burkina-faso","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/en\/projects\/health-in-burkina-faso\/","title":{"rendered":"Health in Burkina Faso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Health is an important basic condition for addressing other topics such as education and economic development. In rural villages in Burkina Faso, clean drinking water is often not available and there is no access to medical care. People also often have no knowledge of preventive care or lack the means to do so, such as hygiene or protection against malaria mosquitoes.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_enable_video_mp4=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zxvwEzvHb0s&#038;t=9s&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe0a3;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;25px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f5f5f5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|15px|15px|15px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em>ASAP Foundation already achieved a lot in the past 25 years. From building medical centers so that villagers don&#8217;t have to walk as far for medical care, to the hygiene project (washable sanitary towels) that gives women and girls more security, to constructing wells for clean drinking water. All basic care that, in contrast to the Netherlands, is not simply self-evident in a country like Burkina Faso.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f5f5f5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Clean water&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/en\/project\/wells\/&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kindje-bij-_blue-pump_-scaled.jpg&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Waterputten&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_radii_image=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Water is of vital importance. The poor quality of the water in Burkina Faso often causes health problems. It often happens that women and girls have to walk for hours to get water. As a result, the children regularly do not go to school.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Malaria&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/en\/project\/klamboes-tegen-malaria\/&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blij-kindje-scaled.jpg&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Klamboes tegen malaria&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_radii_image=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Malaria is a serious disease, contamination can lead to death and mosquito nets are therefore of vital importance. Malaria is still one of the leading causes of death in Africa for children under the age of 5. ASAP Foundation provides women in the villages with deet-impregnated mosquito nets, so that a family can sleep protected.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Sanitation&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/en\/project\/sanitary-facilities\/&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sanitaire-voorzieningen-scaled.jpg&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Sanitaire voorzieningen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_radii_image=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Most rural villages in Burkina Faso lack proper sanitation. As a result, villagers often relieve themselves close to home, causing a lot of pollution.\u00a0Due to the lack of sanitary facilities, women and girls have no privacy during their toilet visit. They therefore often wait until nighttime, which is very dangerous for them.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health is an important basic condition for addressing other topics such as education and economic development. In rural villages in Burkina Faso, clean drinking water is often not available and there is no access to medical care. People also often have no knowledge of preventive care or lack the means to do so, such as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":11729,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"][et_pb_post_title meta=\"off\" featured_image=\"off\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\"1_2,1_2\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"]<\/p><p>Gezondheid is een belangrijke basisvoorwaarde om andere onderwerpen zoals onderwijs en economische ontwikkeling te adresseren. In dorpen op het platteland van Burkina Faso is vaak geen schoon drinkwater beschikbaar en er is geen toegang tot medische zorg. Ook hebben mensen vaak geen kennis over preventieve zorg of missen ze hiervoor de middelen, zoals hygi\u00ebne of bescherming tegen malariamuggen.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\" background_enable_video_mp4=\"off\"][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"][et_pb_row column_structure=\"1_3,1_3,1_3\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"][et_pb_blurb title=\"Waterputten\" url=\"\/project\/waterputten\/\" image=\"https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kindje-bij-_blue-pump_-scaled.jpg\" admin_label=\"Waterputten\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\" hover_enabled=\"0\" border_radii_image=\"on|20px|20px|20px|20px\"]<\/p><p>Zorg voor schoon drinkwater op loopafstand. In Nederland vinden wij het heel gewoon dat we water uit de kraan kunnen drinken, dat is in Burkina Faso echter heel anders! De slechte kwaliteit van het water veroorzaakt hier vaak gezondheidsproblemen. Het komt regelmatig voor dat vrouwen en meisjes uren moeten lopen om water te halen, waardoor de meisjes regelmatig niet naar school gaan.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"][et_pb_blurb title=\"Klamboes tegen malaria\" url=\"https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/nl\/project\/klamboes-tegen-malaria\/\" image=\"https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blij-kindje-scaled.jpg\" admin_label=\"Klamboes tegen malaria\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\" hover_enabled=\"0\" border_radii_image=\"on|20px|20px|20px|20px\"]<\/p><p>Malaria is een ernstige ziekte: besmetting kan de dood tot gevolg hebben en klamboes zijn dus van levensbelang! Het klamboeproject in Burkina Faso is een van de meest succesvolle programma\u2019s van Stichting ASAP.\u00a0Het is een project met heldere en ontzettend goede resultaten. Met een gift van 5 euro kan een moeder een met Deet ge\u00efmpregneerde klamboe voor haar gezin kopen.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\"][et_pb_blurb title=\"Sanitaire voorzieningen\" url=\"\/project\/sanitaire-voorzieningen\/\" image=\"https:\/\/asap-foundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sanitaire-voorzieningen-scaled.jpg\" admin_label=\"Sanitaire voorzieningen\" _builder_version=\"4.4.2\" hover_enabled=\"0\" border_radii_image=\"on|20px|20px|20px|20px\"]<\/p><p>In de meeste plattelandsdorpen in Burkina Faso is een gebrek aan goede sanitaire voorzieningen. Dit heeft als gevolg dat dorpelingen vaak hun behoefte dicht bij huis doen, waardoor er veel vervuiling ontstaat. 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