Topic: Controlling Biting-Insect Populations
Country: Tunisia
Delegate Name: Lydia Kugler
School: Williamston High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Tunisia position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
Biting insects are a global issue that affects all nations as deadly diseases are easily transmitted from one being to another. Such threatening diseases include: Lyme disease, Malaria, Yellow fever, West Nile virus, and Dengue fever. As reported by the World Health Organization in 2013, there were 200 million cases of malaria. A living organism that transmits infectious diseases between humans or from animals to humans is called a vector. Biting insects cause millions of deaths a year, killing children to seniors. There are some preventative measures such as bed nets that can be used in order to protect citizens, but it is not always effective. Vector-borne diseases account for 17% of all infectious diseases transmitted among citizens. Researchers in the United Kingdom have created a drug to prevent malaria in its soldiers, but it has been discovered that the drug causes awful side effects like sleep deprivation and depression. It is essential that the World Health Organization derive a solution to prevent increasing deaths by insect transmitted diseases.
In Tunisia, transmitted diseases from insects most often occur from April to November. Tunisia is affected by most of the infectious diseases spreading through Africa and that threaten the world. Tunisia is currently working to eradicate common diseases such as polio, measles, and malaria within its borders, but it is still causing death to so many citizens. It is important for medical centers to expand in countries as well as proper resources to spread throughout the county in order to ensure each citizen has the proper protection. Common treatments used in Tunisia to prevent fatalities due to biting-insects include bush nets and repellent creams. The water that is provided to troops must be hypochlorinated. Some diseases can be prevented with vaccines, which are limited in some countries. Tunisia uses many vaccinations with its citizens, beginning administration to children as young as five, but are limited to diseases such as tetanus or polio. Due to Tunisia’s more developed medical centers, compared to other African countries, our nation continues to battle infectious diseases that are transmitted by biting insects.
It is essential the World Health Organization expand research programs with increased funding in order to improve vaccinations or discover preventative techniques that can be applied to nations suffering from diseases such as malaria or yellow fever. Tunisia is limited in resources and requires advanced technology to develop collections of medicines that could be used to aid in citizens suffering from such fatal diseases. Tunisia would like to encourage a compromise between developed and developing nations in order to share resources and halt the spread biting-insect infectious diseases. It would be most influential to the population if Tunisia had access to vaccines that can be used to prevent such fatal infectious diseases. Tunisia hopes for new and safe drugs to ensure the safety of our people. We are looking for the support of other African nations that can relate in this situation, as well as developed nations that are willing to help protect our population and eliminate vector-borne diseases. As the republic of Tunisia, we look to other developing nations suffering from similar situations, as well as developed nations that could provide aid.
