Overview
- Lesson Title: Combating Malaria in Kano State-This is a report about malaria in Africa.
- Language: Hausa
- Topic: Ecology/Geography
- ILR Level: 1+/2
- ACTFL Proficiency: Advanced-Mid, Advanced-Low, Intermediate-High; This ACTFL rating is an approximation based on the ILR level
- Modality: Listening
- Learning Objective: Maintenance & Improvement
- Subject Area: Language
- Material Type: LO
- Publication Year: 2008
- ObjectID: HAUS_12658
Transcript
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Ina matsayin cutar zazzabin cizon sauro? A: Watau, gwamnatin jihar Kano ta dauki kwakwaran mataki na dakile yaduuwar zazzabin cizon sauro a tsakakin al'umma. Sanadiyyar haka, ta yi bikin raba wato ragar gidan sauro mai feshin magani da zai dauki tsawon shekaru biyar kafin ya salance kimanin dubu talatin, wacce hukumar raya kasashe ta Amurka, wato {USAID [English]} ta agaza mata a karamar hukumar mulki ta Wudil. Kafin muyi nisa, ga shimfida daga bakin Daraktan kula da lafiyar al'umma, Matakin farko Dokta Muhammadu Dayyabu. B: A babu shakka zazzabin cizon sauro cuta ce da take addabarar mutane, amma tsananinta ya fi tsananta ga mata masu juna biyu, kuma yara ‘yan kasa da shekara biyar, su suka fi kamuwa ko suke samun nakasa da gare ta. Kuma kamar da ka fada, mata masu juna biyu in suka kamu da zazzabin cizon sauro, wasu ma har bari suke yi , su rasa a cikin da suka dauka, sannan kuma ga illa iri iri da zata iya yi. Sannan kuma idan ma ba’a yi barin ba (akai rashin, akai rashin sa’a dai, ak (stammaring)) akai sa’a har aka haifi yaro zaka ga indai anyi, an sami cutar malaria lokacin da ake da ciki, to akan sami matsala yadda zai kasance wato yaron ba za a haife shi da kwari da kuma kuzari yadda aka saba ba. To wannan gwamnati tana kokari kwarai da gaske wajen samar da tsari na musamman, hana yaduwa- yaduwar wannan cuta ta zazzabin ciwon sauro. Alal misali, na tabbata kana da masan masaniyar cewa gwamatin jiha ta kafa wata ma'aikata ta musamman ta {environment [English]}, wadda take aikinta kawar da shara ne, cike kwatoci, da dai tabbatar da muhalli ya yiwa sauro wahalar yaduwa. To wannan yakan taimaka kwarai, kwarai wajen rage cutar zazzabin cizon sauro a jihar Kano. Abu na biyu shine, akwai sabon tsari na musamman wanda akan ba mata masu juna biyu ma rigakafin ciwon sauro, zazzabin cizon sauro, kamar sau biyu a lokacin da suke da ciki. To wannan yana kare su daga daukar wannan cuta. Kuma na tabbata kana da labarin cewa duk macen take da ciki, in ta kamu da cututtuka, musamman dai wadanda suka shafi ciki da haihuwa, a kyauta aka basu magani. a asibitocin jihar Kano. Akwai wani sabon tsari da Jihar Kano ta bullo da shi, da taimakon gwamantin tarayya da kuma bankin duniya na kara azama wajen maganin ko kuma ga rigakafin, zazzabin cizon sauro. To shi ma, yana nan za'a fara shi kwana-kwanan nan, in sha Allahu. Kuma na tabbata ka san a watanni da dama da suka wuce, duk sadda ake alluran rigakafin shan inna da sauran alluran riga kafi, ana samar da wato gidan sauro mai magani, wanda in sha Allahu in dai kayi amfani da shi, to sauro ba zai cije ka ba kuma in ma ya cije ka ma zai kasance, baya da karfin da zai iya saka maka, wata matsala. C: To amma kuna raba su kyauta? B: Duk sadda akai a alluran riga kafin da ake yi dinnan a kyauta ake bayar dasu, kuma an bayar fiye da dubu dari biyu, an raraba a jihar nan ta Kano. Kuma akwai saura za a ci gaba da rarrabawa in sha Allahu, duk kananan hukumomi sai sun samu. A: Kwamishinar layifa ta jihar Kano ita ta wakilci mai girma gwamna wajen wannan biki, ta kuma yi gargadi ga matan da suka amfana, da kuma jan kunnen 'yan kasuwa, don gudun kada suyi cin kunamar kadangare. C: Ina kuma kira ga mata, don Allah, don a annabi in an sami gidan sauron nan, kar a sayar. In an samu a yi amfani dashi saboda don ku aka yi, ba don sayarwa kai ba. Ina kuma, kira ga ‘yan kasuwarmu, Idan muka ga ana sayar da wannan gidan sauro a cikin kantunanku, baza a kyale ba, za a zo, za a hukunta ku. Duk wanda a kama yana sayarwa, idan aka ga wani yana sayarwa ba za a kyale shi ba. |
What is the position of malaria fever? A: And so, the Kano State government has taken concrete steps to halt the spread of malaria within the community. As a result, it held a ceremony in the Wudil local government area to distribute about 30,000 insecticide-treated mosquito nets that are good for five years and were donated by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Before we go on, let’s first have an introduction from the director of public health, Dr. Muhammadu Dayyabu. B: Without a doubt, malaria is a disease that affects everyone, but it is especially dangerous for pregnant women and children under the age of five; they are most susceptible to and disabled by it. And as you have said, when pregnant women contract malaria, some of them even suffer miscarriages and die in the process, and it can have various other kinds of harmful effects. And if a woman survives a miscarriage, there may be other issues, like the child may be born with birth defects. Well, this government is making a tremendous effort to offer a specific strategy to curb the spread of malaria. For example, I’m sure you know that the state government has established a special ministry for the environment, which is tasked with disposing of refuse and sewage, and ensuring that the environment does not encourage the breeding of mosquitoes. So this is helping to control malaria in Kano State a great deal. The second thing is, there is a new plan in which pregnant women are given prophylaxis against malaria twice during their pregnancies. And this prevents them from contracting the disease. And I’m sure you’ve heard that any woman who contracts the disease during pregnancy or childbirth gets free medicine at government hospitals in Kano State. There is another plan that Kano State has introduced, with the help of the federal government and the World Bank, to raise awareness about medicine that protects against malaria. Well, this is happening now, and will be launched any day now, God willing. And I’m sure you know that several months ago, children who were given polio vaccines or other immunizations received free insecticide-treated mosquito nets, which, God willing, protect against mosquito bites, or if they do happen to bite you, there will be no adverse effects. A: But you were distributing them at no cost? B: People who showed up to be vaccinated received them for free, and more than two hundred thousand have been distributed here in Kano State. And there are others that will continue to be distributed, God willing, so that every local government area will have them. A: Meanwhile, the Kano State commissioner of health, representing the honorable governor at this ceremony, implored women to make good use of this opportunity, and also warned shopkeepers, in case they are tempted to take advantage of the situation. C: And I am calling on women, for God’s sake, please, if you get one of these mosquito nets, don’t sell it. If you get one, use it, because it has been provided for your use, not for you to sell. And I am warning shopkeepers, if we see you selling these mosquito nets in your shop, we will not look the other way; someone will come and arrest you. Anyone who is caught selling them, if we see somebody selling them, we’re not going to ignore it. |
Glossary
| Hausa term | English meaning |
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| Hukumar Raya ƙasashe | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
| Ciki | ”Stomach” is used to refer to pregnant women in the report. |
| Salance | ”Lose its taste” or “expire” refer to the treatment applied to mosquito nets that expires after five years. Depending on the Hausa region _salance_ is also spelled and pronounced _salace_. |
| Bari | ”Loss (in business)” refers to miscarriages in the report. |
| Jan kunne | “Pulling ears” is an expression used to warn people against selling their free mosquito nets. |
| Cin kunamar kadangare. | “The result of a lizard eating a scorpion” illustrates the wisdom in avoiding wasted effort. |
| Shinfiɗa daga bakin....... | "Song from the mouth of the owner” refers to hearing about the disease from a reliable source. |
| Kiyon lafiya | “Herding/grazing the health” refers to health care and hygiene. |
| Masu juna biyu. | “Those with two bodies/people, those who are mutual” refers to pregnant women. The phrase is sometimes replaced by _masu ciki_. |
| Daƙile.... | “Ignore” can also appear as _dakile_, depending on the Hausa region. It also means "prevent" or "restrict" as in _daƙile yaɗuwar zazzaɓin cizon sauro_ (prevent the spread of fever caused by mosquito bite) |
| Addadabar mutane | "To stress/worry/concern/bother people," due to illness of malaria. |
Notes
Combating Malaria in Kano State
1. Malaria is a parasitic disease transmitted either from one person to another through infected Anopheles mosquitoes, from a mother to an unborn baby, or by blood transfusions. It is carried by mosquitoes in temperate climates while the parasite disappears during winter.
2. As one of the most common, treatable, and preventable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, malaria is said to affect many women and very young children living in the tropical, impoverished areas whose conditions hasten the spread of the disease.
3. Malaria is estimated to kill about 1 million of the 300-500 million people who contract it annually. Most people neglect it and depend on the government to prevent and eradicate the disease. Since the disease requires individual efforts in the prevention process, malaria continues to be a deadly disease but NGOs and governments are making efforts to eradicate and prevent it.
www.healthline.com
http://www.freedomfromhunger.org/landing/ffhmalaria.php?origin=gafricamalaria
CONTENT SOURCE: Sani Sha'ibu Malunfashi (2008, June 21). What is the position of malaria fever?. Shirin karamin sani Washington DC: Voice of America. http://www.voanews.com/hausa/webcasts.cfm
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Content Description: This is a report about malaria in Africa.
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<note>1. _Kiwon_ is also spelled _kiyon_.
2. _Saka_ is replaced in some regions by _sa_ to mean “put” or “insert.”
3. _Agaza_ refers to “contribution” in the text. It can also mean “help,” “support,” or “assistance.”</note>
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<note>1. _Insha Allahu_ (by the Grace of God) is a phrase used by speakers of Hausa—especially by Muslims—with the belief that things are only possible if and when God permits. The phrase is used to indicate that God comes first in their daily lives and activities.
2. _Don Allah, Don Annabi_ (for the sake of God and the prophet) is a phrase used by Muslim Hausa speakers to indicate mutual consent in a negotiation.
3. _Mai girma_ (one who possesses/has greatness, one who is big) is used as a title such as “his honor,” “sir,” or “his excellency.”</note>
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<note>1. Due to the poverty level in Africa, some people use the material aid they receive to feed their families by selling it. Some, for instance, will trade their mosquito nets to get money for food, while others are ignorant of the importance of using the net.
There have been efforts made in many parts of Africa to prevent malaria. In Kano State there have been meetings and workshops held to educate the rural (and sometimes uneducated) citizens about the disease and different ways to prevent it.
Women are identified as an important group with an important role to play, "especially on the environmental sanitation and destruction of in-house mosquito breeding/hiding sites. The women are also responsible for taking a sick child to treatment centers; as such they hold too, the potentials in reversing the alarming trend of malaria morbidity especially in rural areas."
http://www.malaria.org/index.php?Itemid=40&id=122&option=com_content&task=view</note>
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<hint>What ceremony provides the occasion for the report? What role did USAID play in Kano Sate?</hint>
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<fdbk>Malaria is a serious disease that affects many people, especially pregnant women and children.</fdbk>
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<hint>Note what Dr. Muhammadu Dayyabu said about malaria. Please refer to the Notes for information about malaria in Africa.</hint>
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<stim>How do the hospitals in Kano help pregnant women protect themselves from malaria?</stim>
<fdbk>The hospital help by distributing free mosquito nets and by providing free treatments and medication.</fdbk>
<hint>What does the report say about the use of medicine for pregnant women in Kano State?</hint>
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<stim>What was the purpose of establishing a new Ministry for the Environment?</stim>
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<hint>How does Dr. Muhammadu Dayyabu support his assertion that the government is making tremendous efforts to curb the spread of malaria?</hint>
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<hint>Why is the Kano State commissioner of health speaking about shopkeepers? Please visit the background notes of the Learn More section for information about net use in Africa.</hint>
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