Ukugcina ithikithi lokuqala lokusiza kuyisibonelo esihle, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usekhaya, emsebenzini noma emotweni. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukupakisha njalo lapho uhamba kwelinye izwe, futhi kubalulekile uma uhlela uhambo oluya e-Afrika. I-Afrika yizwekazi elikhulu, futhi izinga lokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha elitholakalayo liyahluka kakhulu kuye ngokuthi uya kuphi, nokuthi uzoba yini lapho ukhona.
Kodwa-ke, iningi lama-African adventures lifaka okungenani isikhathi esithile ezindaweni zasemaphandleni, lapho ukufinyelela kwakho kudokotela noma ngisho nekhemisi kungenzeka ukuthi kunqunyelwe.
Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulu uma uhlela ukuhamba ngokuzimela , esikhundleni sokuvakasha.
Ngenxa yalokho, kubalulekile ukuthi uyakwazi ukuzitholela wena-kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kukhona into encane (njengama-scrapes nsuku zonke kanye nokusikeka); noma into enkulu (njengokuqala komkhuhlane). Uma sekushiwo lokho, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi isitoreji sokuqala senzelwe kuphela ukunikeza isisombululo somphakathi. Uma unesifo esibi ngenkathi e-Afrika, funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo ngangokunokwenzeka. Nakuba izimo ezibhedlela zase-Afrika zivame ukuhluke kakhulu kulabo abaseNtshonalanga, odokotela ngokuvamile banamandla - ikakhulu uma kuziwa nezifo ezishisayo ezifana ne- malaria ne-dengue fever.
Ngezansi, uzothola uhlu olunzulu lwazo zonke izinto okufanele uzicabangele ezifaka ku-kit yakho yokusiza lokuqala ye-Afrika. Ezinye zingase zifaneleke kuphela ezindaweni ezithile (njengemithi yokwelapha i-malaria, edingekayo kuphela emazweni ane-malariya).
Ezinye zibalulekile kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhambaphi. Uma ungakwenzi kakade, ungakhohlwa ukuhlola ukuthi yimiphi imishanguzo oyodinga ngayo i-adventure yakho ezayo, njengoba lokhu kufanele kuhlelwe kahle kusengaphambili.
Uhlu Lokufaka Iphakethe Lokuqala
- Imithi yokwelashwa : Uma okwamanje uthatha noma imiphi imithi kadokotela, qiniseka ukuthatha ukunikezwa okwanele nawe. Kuye lapho uya khona, kungaba nzima ukuthola indawo lapho uhamba ngenkathi uhamba.
- Imithi ye-Malaria: Uma uhamba endaweni ye-malaria, kubalulekile ukuthi uthathe anti-malaria prophylactics. Kunezinhlobo eziningana ezahlukahlukene ezitholakalayo - cela udokotela wakho okungcono kuwe nendawo oya kuyo.
- Ama-Antibiotic Okubhalwe Ngemithi: Izifo zingaba buhlungu kakhulu, futhi uma usude nokuhlinzwa kukadokotela noma esibhedlela, uzofuna ukwazi ukuziphatha wena. Udokotela wakho ekhaya kufanele akwazi ukunikeza i-antibiotic ejwayelekile ekwazi ukuphatha izifo eziningi ezahlukene.
- Imithi yokwelashwa: Abahubeli abahambahambayo bayisifo esivamile e-Afrika, kanti enye evame ukuyiqhuba ngaphandle kokudinga usizo lwezokwelapha. Kodwa-ke, imishanguzo ye-antidiarrheal (isib. Loperamide) inokusiza ukuba ibe nalabo abadelele imoto, ibhasi noma isitimela.
- Amanxu e-Oral Rehydration Salts: Lawa asetshenziselwa ukusiza ukuguqula ukushisa komzimba okulahlekile ngenxa yomhudo, ngakho-ke ukuvimbela ukuphelelwa amandla kwamanzi. Uma unesisodwa ekupheleni kohambo lwakho, unikeze umuntu ongase akwazi ukuwasebenzisa endaweni yangakini, njengoba ukuphela kwamanzi kungumbulali ovamile e-Afrika.
- Amathebulethi we-Iodine: Uma uhamba emgwaqweni oshaywe endaweni ongenawo amanzi asemabhodleleni atholakalayo, amaphilisi e-iodine asiza ukwenza ithempipu noma amanzi okugeleza aphephe ukuphuza. Akunambitheli okuhle, ngakho-ke ulethe ijusi yezithelo eziyimpuphu kanye nokusiza ukuba wenze ngcono kakhulu.
- Izindwangu nezinaliti eziyinyumba : Izibhedlela eziningi manje zisebenzisa izinaliti eziyinyumba, kepha uma ukhathazekile, cabanga ukuzakhela (ikakhulukazi uma uhlela ukuvakashela izindawo ezimbi noma zasemaphandleni). Izinaliti ezihlanzekile zisiza ukuvimbela ukutheleleka ezwenikazi eligcwele i- HIV / AIDS .
- Ama-Antihistamines: Uma uhamba phesheya, awukwazi ukuthi yini ongase uyizwele. Ama-Antihistamines asiza ukunciphisa ukusabela okwe-allergen, futhi angena ezihlukahlukene izinhlobo ezahlukene. Uma unezifo ezinzima ezidinga ukusetshenziswa kwe-EpiPen, qinisekisa ukuletha nawe.
- Imithi Yokulwa Ne-antibacterial: Ukwehla kanye nezilonda zithathelwana ngokushesha e-Afrika, ikakhulukazi uma uhamba endaweni ethile eshisayo. Ngakho-ke ukhilimu we-antibacterial, i-powder noma i-ointment kubalulekile, kuyilapho isisindo se-antiseptic ngesandla noma ama-hand-wipes asisiza nokuyeka ukusabalala kokutheleleka.
- I-thermometer: Izifo eziningi ezimbi kakhulu ze-Afrika (kuhlanganise ne-malaria, i-dengue fever kanye ne-yellow fever) kuboniswa ukushisa okuphezulu. Ukuthatha izinga lokushisa lokushisa kwedijithali elihle kakhulu kwenza kube lula ukuxilonga ukuqala komkhuhlane.
- Insect Repellent: Zonke lezi zifo okukhulunywe ngenhla ziyadluliselwa yizinyosi (kanye naso sonke isifo sezinye izifo). Siza ukunciphisa ubungozi bokutheleleka ngokusebenzisa ukusizwa kwezinambuzane. Imikhiqizo ephumelela kakhulu yiyo esebenzisa i-DEET.
- Ama-Painkillers ne-Anti-Inflammatories: Qinisekisa ukupakisha imithi yansuku zonke eyokusiza ukuthi ubhekane nezinhlungu nezinhlungu ezijwayelekile (isb. I-Aspirin, iTylenol). Uma kushiywe kungalashwa, ngisho nekhanda elilula linamandla okwenza isikhathi sakho sisezweni elidabukisayo.
- I-Sun Block ne-Aloe Gel: I- Afrika ihlala kwezinye izindawo ezishisa kakhulu emhlabeni, ngakho-ke ukuvimba kwelanga kubalulekile ekuvimbeleni ukushisa kwelanga. Uma ushiswa, i-aloe gel iyasiza ekunciphiseni ukunganaki futhi unciphise amaseli esikhumba awonakele.
- Izinto Eziyisisekelo Zokusiza Okokuqala: Lokhu kuhlanganisa zonke izinto ongase udinge ukuphatha ukulimala okuncane, kubandakanya amabhandeki, amabhande-Aids, i-gauze, izikrini, izikhonkwane zokuphepha, i-tape yokunamathisela, i-Q-tips and tweezers (ngokususa izimpande ezibuhlungu).
- Imishanguzo eyisisekelo: Lezi ziyisisekelo sekhaya lakho futhi zizoxhomekeka kulokho okugula okubhekele kuwo. Izibonelo zifaka amaphilisi okugula okuhambayo, ama-decongestants, umjovo we-throat, imithi yokukhwehlela kanye nama-anti-fungal creams.
Ukuhamba Umshwalense
Uma kwenzeka ukuthi awukwazi ukuzimela, kungase kudingeke ufune usizo lwezokwelapha. Amazwe amaningi ase-Afrika anezibhedlela zikahulumeni lapho umuntu angathola khona ukwelashwa mahhala, kodwa lezi zivame ukungabi namandla, azihlomele kahle futhi azikho ngaphansi. Okukhethwa kukho ukufuna ukwelashwa esibhedlela sangasese, kodwa lokhu kuyabiza, futhi abaningi ngeke baphathe iziguli ngaphandle kokukhokhiswa ngaphambili noma ubufakazi bomshwalense. Ngakho-ke umshuwalense wokuhamba okuphelele kufanele.
Le ngqungquthela ibuyekeziwe futhi iphinde ibhalwe ngokuyingxenye yiJessica Macdonald ngo-Okthoba 18, 2016.
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