Nutrition

Malnutrition is a problem that is estimated to contribute to more than one third of death among children (WHO, 2014). Under nutrition is a form of malnutrition; it occurs when nutritional reserves are exhausted or nutritional intake is insufficient to satisfy daily needs or increased metabolic demands (Jarvis, 2013, p. 175). Prolonged periods in this state can lead to stunted growth which is associated with lower

water diseases alone account for more than three million deaths each year. We help Africa by

Children in need of these nutrients can suffer from stunted growth never reaching potential height. Statistics have shown stunted growth children score significantly lower on intelligence tests than do normal children. Hunger interferes with physical, emotional and academic development. According to Freedom from Hunger, “more than 4 million children will die due to hunger related causes.” NASW(2016) shows an important connection food security and nutrition play in physical and mental health.

Drinking water is essential for good health. The body is made of up a great percent of water. Water helps flush toxins and other compounds such as salt. Water helps regulate body temperature.

The Liberian Government, through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW), the caretaker of the nation’s health services and advocate for children’s health and welfare has prioritized improving its health sector. However, the colossal task of bringing the health system back to pre-civil war years has become a formidable challenge. Besides, the limitation of services to both the rural and urban poor, the health system lacks trained medical personnel, including technicians, nurses and doctors (Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI. 2016).

People are suffering all around the world and are desperate for the help of those who can provide it. We as Americans can't even begin to comprehend the problems that people of Uganda experience in their daily lives. The struggles that they face derive from the fact that “51% of the Ugandan population lives on less than $1 a day” (Katie Davis Speaks). Many of the people in Uganda are uneducated and therefore unable to obtain jobs, resulting in a massive unemployment rate in Uganda. Without a job, it's nearly impossible for them to get the money they need to support themselves, much less an entire family. Most do not have easy access to some of the most basic necessities, such as food, water, and shelter. With poor living conditions and health

The residents of Africa are suffering from preventable, treatable, and fatal diseases everyday at a higher rate compared to developed countries. The healthcare crisis in Africa is the primary cause of all these deaths, and includes inefficient healthcare systems. Consequently, African's inefficient healthcare systems results in poor delivery of care and a shortage of health professionals. The healthcare crisis in Africa is a current issue impacting the lives of many African's who don't have the same access to resources as developed countries such as the United States. These resources can save the lives of many African's dying of preventable and curable disease, and understanding why the African continent has little access to them

Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries ranked 149th in 2014 but is experiencing rapid growth (World Bank, 2015). According to World Population Review (2015), 42% of Sierra Leone’s population is under the age of 15. The Republic of Sierra Leone struggles with the burden of infectious diseases, maternal, neonatal and nutritional issues, HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (World Health Organization, 2015). Sierra Leone is focusing on improving health care access and affordability of care. Since the majority of health related problems in Sierra Leone are related to access of care, sanitation, and water supply, the focus should be at the national level to improve these aspects and increase life expectancy and health life

A large problem of childhood poverty is malnutrition. Since these children are growing up in poverty, many of the parents have a hard time supplying food for their kids. Surprisingly, there

The PRSP goals for both countries are aligned with the MDGs. However, although Liberia and Sierra Leone had similar health objectives in their PRSPs, the outcomes for both countries are different. Internationally, Liberia was heralded as making the greatest progress in its health status as it had the highest increase of life expectancy in the world (19.7 years) from 1990 to 2012 (WHO 2013). According to Nkwanga (2015), international donors used Liberia’s achievement as proof of success of the aid programs. Sierra Leone on the other hand did not garner the same achievements with these performance-based measures. According to Health Poverty Action’s report (Sharples 2015), Sierra Leone ranks very low on the Human Development Index at 183 out of 187 countries. It had a high infant mortality rate of 107 deaths per 1,000 live births and 1165 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births, one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world (Sharples 2015 p. 4). However, the turmoil,

Partners in Health are a very unique organization because they send their professional staff to the countries in need of desperate help. Their main goal is to help the world’s poorest and sickest communities which are why they are on a mission to transform global health, one patient at a time. Whether it is Rwanda or Zimbabwe, Partners in Health travel to help out the countries that are most in need by delivering food or administering vaccinations. They care for patients in their homes and communities. Partners in Health aid these countries in numerous ways through priority programs; a couple priority programs include Ebola, mental health, child health, and cholera. Since they are an NGO, they rely heavily on donations from people around the

The lack of hospitals and doctors in Africa increases more and more over time. For instance let’s focus on the country of Sierra Leone which hardly has hospitals, which explains why adults and children die from issues that can be easily cured. Opening a hospital in a place like Sierra Leone would be beneficial to the community such as the village where the government does not pay any attention towards and it is always good to give back. The country of Sierra Leone has the poorest health status in the world. For example the life expectancy in the country of Sierra Leone is 47

Mozambique already has a primary health care in place using health centers, health workers and a health promotion department for the awareness campaigns. In addition, there are community leaders, free LLINs provided to pregnant women and children under the age of 5, malaria control policies and plans as well as other Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) which are valuable resources for the program.

Approximately 3.3 billion people are at risk of being infected by and developing malaria today, despite massive international efforts to control the transmission of malaria (World Health Organization [WHO], 2014). Malaria has led to 584,000 deaths, and 189 million people are infected with malaria globally in 2013. The burden of disease is heaviest in the sub-Saharan Africa, where 90% of all malaria deaths occur. Malaria in African disproportionately affects the children under the age of five and is responsible for over 430,000 children deaths every year. The purpose of this discussion is to identify the social and economic impact of malaria in Zambia, the resource allocation in alleviating the burden of the disease, and the progress made for fighting the disease.

The total health expenditure in Uganda is only USD 53 per capita, with households contributing 38%, donors 47%, government 15% and health insurance less than 1%. Moreover, the contributions by households are largely out-of-pocket (OOP) and are far above the maximum of 20% recommended by WHO for the households not to be pushed into impoverishment. The funding from donors is mostly off-budget (7). The World Bank points out that the hospital beds per 1, 000 people in Uganda was last measured at 0.50 in 2010. Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. These include beds for both acute and chronic care (9). The Sector Development Plan further underscores the shortage of health workers as a major challenge in improving the health of the population with the doctor to population ratio is 1:18,000. In addition, the ratio of traditional medicine practitioners to population is between 1:200 and 1:400. Worse still, the health worker to population ratio in Uganda is 1.55 health workers per 1,000 persons compared to the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline