Just over 50% of the population had been immunized against infectious diseases before the earthquake, well below the World Health Organization goal of 90%. According to figures from the Ministry of Public Health and Population, there are also approximately 4,000 amputees that need ongoing support, which is particularly devastating in a country where the majority of the population travels by foot or bicycle (Office of Haiti Special Coordinator, 2011). Cholera is an outbreak caused by the lack of clean water and washing facilities. Clean water and soap will dramatically slow the disease from spreading. There was a Cholera outbreak in Haiti due to the lack of these two basic necessities.
Only 773.3 square miles are land and the remaining area is water from the Atlantic Ocean. The county is composed of five major cities: Jacksonville, Baldwin, Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, and Atlantic Beach (City of Jacksonville, 2011). The Naval Air Station in Jacksonville is the major employer for the county. It employs 25,000 workers as of July 2011. Some other major employers are the Naval Air Station in Mayport with 12,600 employees, Baptist Health Hospital with 8,200 employees, and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch with 6,400 employees.
They have a President, Álvaro Colom Caballero and a Vice President, Rafael Espada just like our country has Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Spanish is the official language of the country but there are 22 original languages that are used in the country also due to the indigenous population. Spanish is the first and second language on the country and is spoken by 93% of the population. Other than Spanish there are 21 Mayan
The two themes that I will be writing about are the racial and poverty issues before and after Katrina. Poverty before Katrina in the state of Louisiana was still bad. Louisiana ranks second worst in our country in poverty. Once Katrina hit it just got worse. In the article written by Bob Faw from NBC News he states that many didn’t have any type of insurance, many could not leave the area because they were dependent on government checks, and many couldn’t even afford the basic transportation.
There are several levels of poverty from an individual to national level and earthquake disasters impact at all levels. The 2010 Haiti earthquake struck in the most densely populated area of the country, As More than 78% per cent of Haitian residents live in poverty and Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere the buildings in Port-Au-Prince and other areas of Haiti were in very poor condition in general and were not designed or constructed to be earthquake resistant. The primary earthquake hazard directly responsible for mortality is surface seismic waves which cause ground shaking. This poses a huge hazard as buildings and other structures collapse, killing or injuring their occupants. This was the case in Sichuan, China in 2008 where severe ground shaking was the direct cause of death, injury and the catastrophic destruction of hospitals, roads and other infrastructure.
The largest island is Bioko on which the country's capital, Malabo, is located. They speak Spanish French and pidgin English. Their main religions are Roman Catholic, pagan practices F : Fufu, Ugali or Ampesi: staple African food. Thick porridge-like mixture made by pounding then cooking any one of many starchy plant foods or mixtures of them. Corn, millet, rice, cassava, plantain, green bananas, or varieties of yams may be used.
Over Consumption vs. Under Consumption Throughout the world there have been numerous diseases that derive solely from food consumption. Various countries suffer from infection due to the lack of food, whereas other countries suffer from the over indulgence of food. In Haiti, the majority of food borne illnesses comes from the lack of consumption. According to John Eyles, Tuberculosis is the main infectious disease that is common in areas of poverty (Eyles).
Main causes of French revolution were poverty, hunger and malnutrition. Bad weather caused poor harvest for several years, and the French government did not help people. Immediately before the French revolution bread riots broke out. The reasons for differences of American and French revolutions were the leaders. In America, most of the leaders were, wealthy bourgeoisie, who owned vast manors and incredible wealth, so they were concerned about their wealth and their place in the society, they had much to
Brittney Little Mr. Rogan English 111 7 November 2013 Honduras: The Murder Capital of the World In Honduras over 60% of the population live in poverty. It is one of the poorest countries in the American continent (“This is Honduras”). This economic stagnation has had far-reaching effects on the Honduran population, from poor education, healthcare, and joblessness to increased theft, and more severe criminal acts such as illegal drug trade, sexual assault, human trafficking, and murder. The impacts of foreign mission activity are noticeable and much needed, but they alone are not enough to change the direction of the Honduran economic and social situation. Sporadic foreign aid also does little to help Honduras on the scale necessary to
Bolivia lacks foreign investments many other nations receive, but for the first time in years had a fiscal surplus in 2008 (CIA). Roughly 40 percent of the working population is agriculturally based, 17 percent is industry based, and 43 percent is service based (CIA). Currently 60 percent of the population is living below the poverty line (CIA). A major concern in Bolivia is that they are the third largest producer of cocaine which greatly discourages other countries from providing foreign aid for a poverty stricken country (CIA). The largest of the Bolivian