It is a little known fact that burns are a global health problem as serious as tuberculosis or HIV/AIDS. According to reports by the The World Health Organization - 3.8 million women suffer severe burns by fire each year - as many as are diagnosed with HIV or AIDS. - More school-aged children die every year from burns than from tuberculosis and malaria. - 95% of deaths from burns worldwide occur in lower or middle income countries. The developing world lacks the resources to properly treat burn victims, most of whom are women and children. Without access to immediate medical care, these injuries often result in disfigurement and disability, leaving the victims with physical and psychological scars that make it impossible to live a normal life. Physicians for Peace works to improve access to medical care for burn victims in developing countries. Our burn program works with clinics in host countries on all aspects of burn treatment: - Burn nurse education - Burn Rehabilitation - Physician therapy - Physiatry - Measuring/sewing of compression garments - Fabricating splint, face masks, serial casts, and inserts - Teaching techniques of burn rehabilitation - Burn reconstructive plastic surgery - Burn psycho-social training - Development of burn clinics As our program has extended throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, the Burn Consortium was created. This association of burn clinics and organizations is able to ensure the on-going exchange of knowledge and support as we continue to comfort and treat the victims of this horrific and widespread problem. |
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