Lack of Healthcare in Zimbabwe

oduction There are concerns about the death rate in Zimbabwe. The infant mortality rate is very high and the death rate is generally high compared to other developing nations within the African continent. There are serious issues about the high death rate in the country. This has a lot to do with the actualization of individual rights to health and medical attention by their government. The concern also extends to the safety of the medical environment and facilities such as hospitals and research

domination and political exploitation, Zimbabwe has struggled to enact meaningful democracy. Prime Minister Mugabe was influenced by British rule and precedent to gain control and to use his position to keep the lower class people at the bottom. Pamela Machakanja stated that, “the government concentrated wealth and power in the ruling class and stifled popular dissent through repression and the systemic use of military force” (Machakanja). During the colonial era in Zimbabwe, the British exercised control

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the virus Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) (…). For this research paper, the countries of Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe will be each contrasted to Rwanda. the Southern African Countries’ mentioned previously HIV/AIDS rates are among the highest in Africa because of the lack of government action; whereas Rwanda’s rate of infection is among the lowest. Questions that should be answered by the end of this research paper will be, “Which Southern

integration. In the scope of this paper, I have picked Zimbabwe to shine some light on what these global economic pillars are capable of doing. In 1980s, Zimbabwe’s economic growth rate averaged about 4% a year. Its exports were increasingly manufactured goods, debts were regularly repaid, food security was attained, and education and health services were greatly expanded by major increases in government spending. (World Bank Data, 2016). Zimbabwe implemented structural adjustment in 1991 after

entitlements, through a lack of income, access to resources or empowerment. Poverty at a national scale is complex and is caused by an array of factors including many generated within the country but also others that are caused by external factors (figure 1). I will examine the internal and external causes of poverty in the landlocked Southern Africa state of Zimbabwe (figure 3). In the last century Zimbabwe has experienced massive

decline of the Zimbabwean economy as the result of IMF to be specifically from 1990 to 2000. I have based this paper on the research by Asad Ismi, Impoverishing a Continent: The World Bank and the IMF. I will focus much on what the IMF did to Zimbabwe whether Zimbabwe was really made to recover from the crisis or it was actually worsened. Many developing nations are in debt and poverty partly due to the policies of international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World

the western world result in medicinal treatment (HIMH, 2016). This paper will primarily focus on an intervention for common mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression. The intervention is called The Friendship Bench and is located in Zimbabwe. Why Mental Health? Mental Health issues are one of the greatest global burdens of disease and often impact those most vulnerable (WHO, 2016a). But for having such a great impact on the world’s health status, very little is spent on improving care

for a lack of development- In the late 19th century, European imperial powers (such as the British Empire) ended up

Malawi is one of the smallest countries in Africa, located in the southeast. Malawi is one of the world’s least-developed countries, facing many challenges involving education, healthcare, finance, and environment. The main economic sector is agricultural with a majority of the population living in rural areas. Malawi experiences a high rate of HIV/AIDS, which limits the work force. Ethnic tensions and divisions have ignited periods of regional conflict. This ethnic tensions have since been decreasing

layers of society where discrimination occurs, this study focuses on the healthcare context. It is the healthcare facilities where the PLWHA discover their HIV status, can get information about the prevention and care, and receive treatment. Therefore, it is particularly important to study HIV/AIDS related stigma and discrimination faced by PLWHA in this setting. Studies report that S&D predominantly occurs in the healthcare sector and is the most commonly reported by PLWHA (Mbwambo, 2003). Health