• Another thing that may have impact on the people living in extreme poverty may be Deteriorating ecosystems, unsustainable natural resource management and climate change • Another significant factor is the inequalities in incomes and economic opportunities between and within countries, between rural and urban areas, and between men and woman. In fact, reducing suck inequalities will need to start with improving access for the poor to productive resources, basic services and social protection • According
Haiti was able to dramatically reduce its high rates of HIV/AIDS prevalence in the face of low socioeconomic development and declining Gross National Income (GNI) per capita because its existing NGO-based system for HIV/AIDS prevention was scaled up through international technical and financial assistance. The two leading NGOs in this effort, Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi’s Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections (GHESKIO) and Partners in Health (PIH), were created at the onset of the HIV/AIDS
the typical African-American family had 60% as much income as a Caucasian family in 1968, but only 58% as much as a Caucasian family in 2002 (“New Report”). This exemplifies that economic discrimination of African-Americans has been deteriorating rather than improving. Regardless of the economic growth, the economic position of African-Americans has worsened. Thus the American Dream remains a myth for an important part of American society. Economic discrimination of Hispanics can be viewed through
ii. Unconscious physician bias. Another theme in the reading that related back to class was the unconscious biases of doctors influence their interactions with patients, with consequences for patient outcomes. These unconscious biases affect interaction through the doctor’s communication. Establishing a basic understanding of treatment and diagnosis can foster better patient outcomes. An example of unconscious physician bias was Abraham 's focus on former secretary of the Department of Health and
Gender inequality as a key indicator of economic well-being and empowerment is major issue a large number of developing countries. At the same time, as stated by Axel Dreher (2014). there is a great deal of heterogeneity in gender inequality across countries consisting of sexism, sexual exploitation and sexual oppression, Furthermore, as Dreher states (2014), this focus on gender inequality is also at the core of the 1995 Beijing Platform of Action, the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination
According to Unicef, the ongoing violence has aggravated the deteriorating education system where there is low enrollment rate, poor school infrastructure, and decreasing girls’ participation in school. The school infrastructure is so poor that, based on the Annual Education Census (AEC) “ 36 % of primary school students
Introduction Imagine living in a town that was once thriving with successful businesses to a community that barely exist. As you travel down the deserted roads of your community you are surrounded by boarded up memorable buildings, deteriorating homes, and empty storefronts. The water tower that stands tall for all to see is now covered by rust. While the streets in which you are traveling on show signs of frequent patchwork in an effort to salvage the road. As you pass by what once was your
Department of Health report “Transforming care” (DH,2014) I had not thought that hospital admissions could be perceived as restrictive practice and was not aware of the potential legislation put in place to safeguard vulnerable adults and the health inequalities faced by adults with a learning disability (Emerson, Baines, 2010). I have been more involved in decision making by following the Transforming care program which focuses on providing the best care for adults with a learning disability or co-morbidity
The plan laid stress on improving the productivity level of industries by upgrading of technology. The main objectives of the Seventh Five-Year Plan were to establish growth in areas of increasing economic productivity, production of food grains, and generating employment. As an
Introduction Some scholars who study globalization and its challenges advocate that state’s developmental functions can’t limit so much the state’s proper responsibility. Developing states have complex structures, which concentrate on the central state or probe state-society relations. Their scrutiny of relations within states provides much room for perfection, and they have only begun to value the potential of local governments to promote economic development. The aim of this paper is to