时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:VOA慢速英语2007年(十二)月


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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.


What do you think of health in your country? Researchers asked people in forty-seven countries around the world. They also asked them what they think of the efforts of donor 1 nations. The findings are in the new Kaiser/Pew Global Health Survey.


 
AIDS orphans 2 wait for food in Manzini, Swaziland
Majorities in almost every country said wealthier nations are not doing enough to help poorer ones. That includes help with economic development, reducing poverty and improving health.


But in countries that receive the most development aid, people were much more likely to say that wealthy nations are doing enough. And in wealthier nations, there was strong support to do more to help.


The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Pew Global Attitudes Project did the survey.


The top health concern in the Latin American and Middle Eastern countries in the survey was fighting hunger and poor nutrition. In Central and Eastern Europe, people said they worry most about their ability to get health care. And in parts of Africa and Asia, the most pressing health issue is preventing and treating H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS.


In some countries, large majorities said AIDS is a bigger problem now than it was five years ago. But in most countries, the survey found a strong sense of progress in treating and preventing H.I.V.


Yet finding new drugs and other treatments for public health problems is one thing. Putting them to use in developing countries where they could save thousands of lives each day is another.


Scientists at the Fogarty International Center in Maryland say more work in the area of implementation 3 science could bridge the problem. Karen Hofman is head of international science policy at the center, part of the National Institutes of Health. She describes implementation science as the next level for health research.


One example she notes is male circumcision. Studies have found that it may help prevent the spread of H.I.V. But different cultures react differently to the idea of circumcision. Doctor Hofman says researchers must now study how best to employ this medical intervention 4 in culturally sensitive ways.


Another example is drugs that are normally effective in suppressing 5 H.I.V. In poor countries, these might not work in patients who also suffer from malaria 6, tuberculosis 7 or bad nutrition. In other words, Doctor Hofman says, when it comes to treatments, one size does not fit all.


And that’s the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Jill Moss 8. I’m Steve Ember.


 



1 donor
n.捐献者;赠送人;(组织、器官等的)供体
  • In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下,接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
  • The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。
2 orphans
孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )
  • The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
  • Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。
3 implementation
n.实施,贯彻
  • Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。
4 intervention
n.介入,干涉,干预
  • The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
  • Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
5 suppressing
抑制(感情等)( suppress的现在分词 ); 压制; 禁止发表; 阻止…的生长(或发展)
  • They had already posed the obviousquestions he was suppressing. 他们早就提出了他避而不谈的那些明显的问题。
  • The guilty president was suppressing the catastrophic news. 应该承担罪责的总统扣压着这个灾难性消息。
6 malaria
n.疟疾
  • He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
  • Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。
7 tuberculosis
n.结核病,肺结核
  • People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis.人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核。
  • Tuberculosis is a curable disease.肺结核是一种可治愈的病。
8 moss
n.苔,藓,地衣
  • Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
  • He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。
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