For example, there were no longer any engineers left who knew how to build or maintain aqueducts. This meant that when these structures broke they couldn’t be fixed, and so over time there was less provision for clean water. The local population used the stone from the bath houses and other structures to build their own homes as there was less emphasis on public health. The new rulers of Britain did not think it was as important as the Romans had. By 1350 there were some quite serious public health problems in towns, where the lack of fresh water and drainage was a problem which caused the water to be contaminated by other sources and was not healthy to drink.
There are 3 alternative futures, business as usual scenario which will be unattainable in the long term, water crisis, which is the most worrying of all which shows mismanagement of water resources or climate change, threatening the water and food supplies. This could potentially lead to a wider geographical problem such as conflicts. The last is sustainable water, which suggests stabilising consumption and human environmental impacts. One player is ‘WaterAid’ an international non governmental organisation, who are non-profit, voluntary citizens group. NGOs usually focus in developing countries, where many are in poverty have very little basic resources if any.
Secondly, balance in the monitoring of high-risk patients was inadequate. Staff failed to implement additional monitoring for Mr. B. The patient needed extra monitoring due to had an increased dosage due to high tolerance to the prescribed sedatives. Leaving an untrained family member to attend to a patient in respiratory crisis was not only unsafe; it was in violation of established conscious-sedation protocol. Mr. B. was vulnerable when he was left unattended.
Seismic events prove that it is a problematic for the world's population and produce devastating effects on the lives of everyone involved. However it is often said that LEDCs suffer much more from the effects of earthquakes than MEDCs. Whilst this is a generalisation it is probably true, at least in terms of the human cost. Poverty is the condition of lacking basic human needs such as nutrition, clean water, health care, clothing, and shelter because of the inability to afford them. There are several levels of poverty from an individual to national level and earthquake disasters impact at all levels.
Also, you have to have the proper paper work, such as birth certificate, social security number, and in poor countries most people never get their hands on their documents, because of government, and in some places this paper work is never even created (Alvarez 1). Also, poor housing and natural disasters can cause you to lose things of this sort. In poorer foreign countries if they get this documentation it may be the only copy of it. So, if it is lost there is no getting it back of replacing
Suzanna Hanafy Country: Colombia Issue: Lack of access to essential drugs September 22, 2012 Policy Statement Countries that are affected with this particular issue are mostly the developing countries. They are affected as they are poor countries and since these drugs are highly expensive they can not afford to purchase these drugs. A few of these countries are Afghanistan, Egypt, Algeria, Albania, Bulgaria and Libya. This affects developed (international countries) because they are expected to increase the amount of medicines to contribute in the solution of this particular problem. However, it is not asked only of the developed countries, it’s also asked of the developing countries to work towards better infrastructure, and a better
Extreme poverty, according to Sachs, is defined as the inability to acquire the essentials for survival. This includes food, shelter and potable drinking water. Those who endure moderate poverty are just meeting the requirements for physical survival. Poverty in America assumes the character of “relative” poverty, in which those who earn below the national average income struggle to acquire quality housing, quality food and quality education (Sachs, 20). Though the immediate consequences of poverty in America may not be as severe as in other parts of the world, poverty in America still has a negative effect on millions and poses an extremely serious issue for legislators, administrators and other concerned Americans.
The pros and cons of our healthcare many Americans are living without health insurance which has to be one of the scariest things imaginable, because not having health care means that that cannot and will not be able to get sick. they can't get sick because they cannot afford to. they have to pay everything out of pocket and nothing healthcare related is cheap. I personally don't see where Americas health care has any pros. I see more cons because if a person does not have health insurance a hospital can refuse to help them.
Nicholas Bloom, Author of Public Housing that Worked, acknowledges the skepticism of most Americans in saying,“Across the country public housing projects are being demolished at a record pace largely because most Americans believe that public housing has no chance of succeeding.” So why is public housing failing? And what will be done before thousands more Americans are left homeless. Public housing has created reliance on the government, unsafe living conditions, and large concentrations of poverty. Everyday events and common occurrences inside public housing would shock many, due to the high volume of violence. Also shocking is the high prevalence of health issues.
The method in which welfare is being reformed, including, but not limited to forcing people to survive off unlivable minimum wages and instituting harmful qualifications in order to receive welfare aid, is not an effective means of helping the impoverished. This has been true for about the past decade. Working for minimum wage does not provide a sufficient amount of income to survive. In addition, welfare now has qualifications that are harmful for those in need of support. Welfare reform is not on the right track to improve lives and is only going to exacerbate the terrible living situations of the penniless.