Morocco : A Low Income Country

Morocco is rich in mineral deposits and the third largest phosphate rock producers. Morocco has vast reserves of phosphate rocks, copper, cobalt, anthracite coal, silver, gold, iron ore, zinc, manganese etc. The quality of water in the areas surrounding mining sites is compromised during and after the mining with harmful agents such as Arsenic (As), Lead (Pb), Zinc(Zn) etc.Due to this water pollution and the fact that water resources are limited, a large number of people and livestock in villages close to the mining sites are affected with serious life threatening diseases. In such areas thirty percent of the wastewater that is untreated is discharged directly into natural water bodies. As an example, the Sebou basin that constitutes

Another major contributing factor for poor health is changes in diet and food resources because with the European settlements their foods were either destroyed or being inaccessible. Since the introduction of tea, flour and sugar they have become the staples of the community which lead to more and more diseases. “Diabetes and kidney failure are in epidemic

Like any country, there are a variety of health concerns. About 50 percent of the children are malnourished-phsycially and mentally. When people experience malnourishment, often times it can stunt people’s growth as such a young age. Some illnesses are heart disease, kidney damage, and anemia, which can lead into adulthood.

Men and women gathered around a common bowl and eat separately on the floor; therefore, wealthy people eat at the table. People used their right hand to eat; therefore, wealthy Djiboutians adopt the Western and eat with utensils. Djiboutians was eating three meals a day, and lunch was the larger meal. Lunch break for schools and businesses were four hours long, therefore family members will have time to go back home and eat lunch with their family. Men can skip lunch for a day so they can chewing khat. Women usually eat at home, unless their family eat out at restaurants and fairly

The determinants of health as stated in the report are social and nonmedcial factors. They are related to “employment income, housing, transportation, child care, education, discrimination, and the quality of the places where people live, work, learn and play, which influence health” (Braveman et al., pg. 14). The reason why they are considered social determinants is because there are guidelines created by the government in which it affects the quality of life a person has. As well as what may be accessible to them based on the “social policy”; “presumably because the provision of medical care is the responsibility of social policy” (Braveman et al. , pg. 14).

In the years since the earthquake hit Haiti, resupplying health care, rebuilding structures, and improving living conditions, has been underfinanced. For example, Dr. Ryan K of Harvard School of Public spent three years studying the poverty in Haiti. His particular position and experience adds an internal perspective. In his text “Activity-based costing of healthcare delivery, Haiti” he explains the how the higher standards of primary care systems can advance health results, maximize efficient use of resources and improve equality in health care. Primary care shapes “the cornerstone” (p. 3) of a practical health system. Haiti has a unique situation regarding care quality. Haiti's poverty and poor population wellness outcomes and its current

The history of Morocco relevant to European colonialism begins with the Arab conquest of North Africa in the late seventh century. When the Arabs arrived, they brought with them the religion of Islam and converted the people they found there. Those people were the Berbers, who are indigenous to the region. Like the Europeans to come later, the Arabs imposed taxes on the Berbers, however the Arabs allowed the Berbers to keep the laws and customs they already had. Later, less than a century after this conquest, the Berbers revolted and regrouped into smaller, self-governed states. Islam in Morocco took different forms after that, with each state bending it to its own needs. After a period of chaos

A major challenge and cause of serious medical issues in Sub-Saharan Africa is the lack of access to a clean water supply. There are 345 million people that lack access to water in Africa. Unfortunately, when water is available it is high in contamination. When wells are built and water sanitation facilities are developed, they cannot be maintained properly to due to limited financial resources. Water quality testing is not performed as often as necessary and the people are unaware that the water may not be safe to drink. Oftentimes, when a source of water has been provided, the quantity of water is often given more attention over the quality of. Lack of clean drinking is the leading cause of diarrheal diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa and causes 7.7% of deaths in Africa. Diarrhea is caused by numerous bacterial, viral and parasitic organisms most of which can be spread by contaminated water. The importance of diarrheal diseases has mostly been overlooked. Through UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) there have been some accomplishments during the

The language of Islam, Arabic, was able to spread across continents. This commonality between people of different territories brought down the language barrier that was such a problem in intercultural communication. The common language served as a bridge between cultures for trade, which was extremely important to different territories of this time period. Islamic conquest allowed their culture to spread to many different regions. This, in fact was how Islamic territories acted as a bridge between sub-Saharan Africa and other civilizations in the Middle East.

countries to the United States, Europe, and Saudi Arabia. When people don’t get enough food, money,

Casablanca is the largest city of Morocco , located in the northwestern part of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. It is also the largest city in the Maghreb, as well as one of the largest and most important cities in Africa .The area which is today Casablanca was founded and settled by Berbers by at least the seventh century BC.

Diseases run rampant in Mauritania. The risk of getting rabies is very high. Many people do not have the proper vaccines. Rabies is a disease that kills pretty much all that haven’t had the vaccine. This leads to huge death tolls. Malaria, meningococcal meningitis and dengue fever are also common. HIV/AIDS has a rate of

When Morocco was colonized by spain and france, numerous human rights were violated. These violations lead to the people of Morocco fighting for the foreigners to leave their country. This also lead to a dramatic increase in nationalism in their country.

Worldwide, approximately 1.3 billion people do not have access to affordable and efficient healthcare and out of those who have access, almost 170 million are forced to spend around 40 % of their income on medical treatment (Asante et al,2016).In low and middle income countries (LMICs), the major constraint to the access of healthcare is financial burden, where out-of-pocket payments (OPP) contribute to approximately 50 % of total health expenditure (WHO, 2010). As a result, in these countries there is high probability of many households being pushed into poverty due to high medical expenses (McIntyre,2006).The matter of concern in LMICS is that poor and disadvantaged groups of population do not have access to adequate quality of healthcare.For instance, according to WHO (2010) up to 20 % of women in rich population are more likely to have a birth attended by skilled health worker than a poor woman. Therefore, taking an action to address health inequities faced in these countries would save up to 700,000 women.

Algeria is the most populous country in northwest Africa and is the largest country, in North Africa. The northern portion of the county screeches 998 km (620 mi) along the Mediterranean Sea and borders Morocco on the west, Tunisia on the northeast, and Libya on the east. Algeria is divided into three main topographical regions, coastal plains, High Plateaus, and the desert. Unfortunately, the majority of the country consists of uninhabitable desert. “Algeria has a total land area of 2,381,741 sq km (919,595 sq mi), almost three and a