Initial Post: After reviewing the World Bank and USAID websites, please briefly describe two of the stories or videos you reviewed. How do they relate to the social determinants of health we have examined this week? Which of the U.N Sustainable Development Goals are applicable to these stories? What contribution can nurses make in ending global poverty? What roles might a nurse play in these two organizations?
Two stories:(In sub-Saharan Africa, one in 37 babies die in the first month of life, compared to one in 333 in high-income countries.)This is a story of two heroes, one Malawian and one American, working together to save newborn lives in Africa and across the globe. Florence Mwenifumbo is a neonatal nurse in Malawi, and Jocelyn Brown is an MBA student at the University of California, Berkeley. Florence earned the title “CPAP Champion”
When Wilfred was young, there was a famine in the village. There wasn't enough food to go around, so he became underweight.
Now, Wilfred and his wife Magrate Nthawani have four children: Bright, Joyce, Rodgers and Mphatso. Wilfred doesn’t want them to suffer like he did. It’s important for him to make sure he has enough food to feed his family.
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