Malaria in Niger ProjectFayadh 6D

My Health Issue My health issue to address is the DALY, or the

disability adjusted life year of malaria in these countries. I believe Niger needs financial aid from the UN to fight against malaria.

The disability-adjusted life year (DALY) is a way of measuring the disability rate of a country. Basically is is the actual estimated number of how many people are disabled in a fixed population in a time, usually annually.

The Two ReasonsThe two reasons that I chose Niger was

because I know that it is a poor country and that it needs financial support for many reasons, including malaria.

The second reason is that one of my best friends are from Niger.

My Country

Niger

My Countries to Compare toAlgeria

Libya

Chad

The Malaria in These CountriesThis is the level of the DALY of malaria per 100,000 in 2002.

A Chart to ShowCountry Approx. Annual DALY by 100000 people for

MalariaNiger 3500Algeria 10Libya 10Chad 3500Total 7020

A Chart to Show

As you see, Niger’s DALY is huge compared to Algeria.

As You Can SeeNiger has a much higher DALY than some of

its surrounding countries, like Algeria and Libya, which both only have an estimated 10 and below, while Niger has a estimated 3500 and up.

Emotional ImpactThe shocking bit:

Niger’s life expectancy is 48 years as of 2002. Our DALY is for 100000 people annually, also as of 2002. If the result is 3500, this means that 3500 years of life have been wasted per 100000 people in Niger due to malaria.

ConclusionI believe that this is enough evidence for you

to believe that Niger is in need of financial support.

Niger needs it.

Sourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Niger