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Kristof main argument

preventable disease, poverty and poor living conditions cause unnecessary suffering, especially amount children

Child mortality

number of children who die before reaching a specified age, decreases when people have access to vaccines, clean water, nutruion

Birthrates

number of births in a population over a given period

Leading killer of humans accross the globe

leading infectious disease = tuberculosis, overall killer = ischemic heart disease

Cause of re-emergence of many diseases

poverty, inadequate sanitation, international travel, urbanization, conflict, reduced vaccination, drug resistance

malaria infections across the world

common in sub-Saharan Africa, parasites transmitted through infected female anopheles mosquitoes, warm temps, rainfall

Relation between Hiv/aids and Tb

Hiv weakens immune system, more vulnerable to tb
tb leading cause of death for people with hiv
having hiv doesn’t mean you have tb

Hiv precention

condoms, PrEP to prevent HIV, testing regularly, avoid sharing needles

Open defecation and sanitation

open defecation means passing human waste in public areas, poor sanitation can contaminate water and food with disease causing organisms

Effects of open defecation on childern

higher risk of diarrhea and intestinal infections, malnutrition impaired physical growth, greater risk of illness and death

Status of HIV infection in low-middle income contries

major public health issue in low-middle income countries

Causes of climate change

Burring fossil fuels, coal oil, deforestation, agriculture and industrial activates

Global south v global north on climate change: north

Generally wealthier, industrial countries that have historically produced a large amount of greenhouse gasses.

Global south v global north on climate change: south

Less wealthy, developing countries that often face greater difficulties adapting to climate change

Global south v global north on climate change

who should pay for climate action

Greenhouse gasses

gasses that trap heat in earth atmosphere, C02, human actives increase the concentration of these gases.

Worlds leading C02 emmiters

China, then US, then India

Status of climate change

Earth is warming because of human activites, global temps have risen, aleady affecting weather patterns ecosystems human communitites

Impacts of climate change

More frequent or intense heatwave, rising sea levels, changes in rainfall and drought patterns, increased risk form certain extreme weather event

climate change migrants

people who leave their homes becuase of climate related events or environmental changes making living there diffcult

Ideal global temp increase according to paris agreement

keep global warming below 2C, countries should pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5C

Epidemic

a disease spreads rapidly and causes more cases than expected in particular community, region, or pop.

Pandemic

An epidemic that spreads across multiple countries or continents and affect many people.