I-RSV Alliance: Isinyathelo Somhlaba Wonke Esisekela Ukuqwashisa Nge-RSV Nesenzo Kubantu Abadala

Leli khasi lewebhu lakhiwe yi-RSV Alliance. I-Alliance okwamanje isekelwa yi-GAAAP, IFA, GSK kanye ne-ESWI abanikele ngesikhathi nobungcweti ekuthuthukisweni kwalokhu okuqukethwe ukuze baqwashise nge-RSV. Yonke imisebenzi ye-RSV Alliance ixhaswa yi-GSK.

I-RSV Alliance

Yini i-RSV?

I-Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) igciwane elivamile elihlasela amaphaphu kanye nomgudu wokuphefumula. Kusakazeka kalula futhi ngokuvamile kungabangela izimpawu ezinjengomkhuhlane njengokukhwehlela, ukuthimula, nomkhuhlane¹. Abantu abaningi bayalulama evikini elilodwa noma amabili, kodwa i-RSV ingaba yingozi emaqenjini athile.

I-RSV ingenye yezimbangela eziyinhloko zezifo zamaphaphu ezinganeni nasezinganeni ezincane, futhi ingaholela ku-bronchiolitis ne-pneumonia.². Abantu abadala asebekhulile kanye nabantu abanezimo zempilo ezifana nesifo senhliziyo noma samaphaphu, isifo sikashukela, noma amasosha omzimba abuthakathaka nabo basengozini enkulu yokugula okubi ngenxa yokutheleleka nge-RSV.^{3 4}. 

Unyaka ngamunye, i-RSV iholela ezibhedlela eziningi, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala asebekhulile nalabo abanezinkinga zempilo ezingapheli⁶ 

Kungani kubalulekile:

• I-RSV ingabangela ukugula okunzima kokuphefumula, kuhlanganise nenyumoniya⁶.
• Isakazeka kalula futhi ithinta abantu bayo yonke iminyaka⁷.
• Abantu abadala asebekhulile kanye nabantu abanezinkinga zempilo eziyisisekelo njengenhliziyo noma isifo samaphaphu, isifo sikashukela, amasosha omzimba abuthakathaka, ukuphazamiseka kwemizwa noma ukuphazamiseka kwe-metabolic, kanye nezimo zokuphila eziminyene kungenzeka ukuthi bagule kakhulu kunabantu abadala abasebasha noma labo abangenazo izimo zesikhathi eside.⁶.
• Izinkinga ezivela ku-RSV zingase zibe zimbi kakhulu izimo ezithile zempilo ezikhona noma zingadinga ukulaliswa esibhedlela noma zibe yingozi empilweni. ^{6 8.}

Ngokuqwashisa, i-RSV Alliance ihlose ukunciphisa umthelela we-RSV kubantu abadala abasengozini kakhulu.

Mission yethu

Sikhulisa ukuqwashisa komhlaba wonke nge-RSV futhi siphakamisa izwi lesiguli ngokumela, imfundo, nobudlelwano bamasu, esiza ukwehlisa umthelela we-RSV kubantu abadala kanye nabantu abaphila nezimo ezithile ezingalapheki.

Umbono Wethu

 Umhlaba lapho abantu abadala abasengozini ye-RSV beqonda ukuthi banganciphisa kanjani amathuba abo okugula, babone izimpawu kusenesikhathi, futhi bafune ukunakekelwa okufanele.

Izimiso Zethu Ezisiqondisayo

• Okugxile Kumuntu
  Sibeka izidingo, ulwazi, namazwi abantu engcupheni ye-RSV enhliziyweni yakho konke esikwenzayo.

• Iyasebenzisana
  Sihlanganisa iziguli, izinhlangano zesayensi nezempilo kanye nezimboni, sizuze okuningi ndawonye kunanoma yiliphi iqembu lodwa.

• Isekelwe Ebufakazini
  Imizamo yethu yokuqwashisa neyokumela isekelwe kusayensi nedatha yakamuva kakhulu.

• Okusobala & Kubandakanya
  Siyakwazisa ukwesekwa kwemboni, okuhlanganisa indima ye-GSK njengelungu eliyinhloko nomxhasi wezimali, futhi siqinisekisa ukubusa nemisebenzi kuvunyelwana ngayo yi-RSV Alliance.

• I-Global Nokho Yasendaweni
  Sisekela izinhlangano zesifunda nezikazwelonke ekuguquleni amasu e-RSV ukuze ahlangabezane nezidingo zomphakathi.

Okuqukethwe Kwemidiya Yezokuxhumana

Siza ukusabalalisa igama mayelana nezingozi ze-RSV ngokwabelana ngalezi zithombe ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. 

Ozakwethu Nabasekeli

I-RSV Alliance iyaziqhenya ukubambisana nezinhlangano ezizibophezele ekuthuthukiseni ukuqwashisa nge-RSV ezabelana ngokuzibophezela kwethu ekuthuthukiseni ukuqwashisa, ukuvimbela, nokunakekela abantu abadala abasengozini.

Amalungu Abalulekile:

• I-Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP)
• I-International Federation on Aging (IFA)

Ilungu Lomkhakha Nomnikeli Wezimali:

• GSK

Ukwengamela Kwesayensi:

• I-European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI)

Ozakwethu abengeziwe nabasekeli bangase bafakwe ohlwini lapha njengoba bejoyina i-Alliance.