Paediatric Asthma Safeguarding Bulletin
26 July 2023
In the UK, one in eleven children live with asthma. Whilst asthma can usually be managed with medication, poorly controlled asthma can be serious and sometimes fatal for a child.
The UK has one of the highest death rates in Europe. Child maltreatment, including medical neglect, is a known contributor to the development of asthma and a barrier to its proper management.
This briefing aims to support professionals to consider what life is like for a child suffering from asthma and what their role is in supporting the child and family.
Gazeti la Pediatric Asthma Safeguarding Bulletin, Julai 26, 2023 linasema kuwa watoto wa Uingereza wanaishi na ugonjwa wa pumu. Ingawa kwa kawaida ugonjwa wa pumu unaweza kutibiwa kwa kutumia dawa, ugonjwa wa pumu usiotibiwa vizuri waweza kuwa mbaya na nyakati nyingine kuwa na matokeo mabaya kwa mtoto. Uingereza ina moja ya viwango vya juu zaidi vya vifo katika Ulaya. Matumizi mabaya ya watoto, ikiwa ni pamoja na kutojali kwa matibabu, ni kichocheo cha maendeleo ya pumu na kizuizi kwa usimamizi wake sahihi. Mkutano huu una lengo la kusaidia wataalamu kuzingatia jinsi maisha ni kama kwa mtoto anayeteseka na pumu na nini jukumu lao ni katika kusaidia mtoto na familia.