Poverty: Cause of Death to Developing Countries

What do you think is the most important thing in your life? Does it really matter to you? We are all provided of what we need. Those things that has no economic value such as the air that we breathe, the water that flows in the rivers, and all other forms that is free of charge are considered valuable. We tend to think of how unfortunate we are because of the things that we cannot buy the luxury that we aim to get. Those impeccable things which have been disastrous part of lives because we can do impossible things. Aren’t you questioning how lucky you are that you can access to the simple, no cost and natural gifts of nature? While other suffer and crave for those that they are deprived with.

Malnutrition, scarcity of water and famine are problems that the society is, have been and will be experiencing. These phenomena have been a major problem in countries with the economic and environmental upheaval. People are always in the center of economic dispute and environmental hazards. The death of millions is caused by not merely a disease but of political and tragic economic recession. The United States is the most influential country that have been helping other third world countries like Philippines. Through united partnership in Southeast Asian Countries issues on poverty that causes health risks have been addressed. One of the paradigm that the US is in accord with the Philippines is its USAID which have been helping countries around the world. The influence of the American people has thrived and continued its humanitarian support to other countries.

The Philippine government and other agencies have been doing their best to give basic services to the people. However, these services are not properly utilized because of the lack of knowledge and awareness. The framework of the Millennium Development Goal or MDG which was drafted to intensify health findings in cases of malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and other forms of diseases, will end in this year.  The MDG is one of the strategies that is formulated by the World Health Organization to address these kinds of problems.

In the same end, countries have been engaged to the said developments. The problem in tuberculosis is one major disease that caused deaths in growing countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and Philippines in Western Pacific Region. In the Philippines, tuberculosis is the 6^th cause of death. According to research (WHO), there are number of cases identified in the case detection, new sputum positive, case detection by age group and classification notification of positive cases in the Philippines from 2003 – 2011.

 

 

Given all the data, it is imperative that the government should adopt the programs of the agencies whether local or international to really address the needs of the community. With the help of other countries like USA and other Global Funds, the achievement of the said goal will be realized. The economic, environmental and political dilemma that is triggered by our personal views and intrinsic behaviour is the root cause of all these phenomena. We receive help from other countries; our country is in grasp of humanitarian service that has been proven in the history. 

Medications are always there in the facility in your community. You are generously provided, therefore there is no reason for you to say that you are poor and cant afford to buy medicine. Government provided medical supplies and NGO,s provided technical support to communities. We have everything we need, medication are just a simple example of the natural gifts of nature. It is like air and water where we can get anywhere. It is simple but of large importance. Those gifts are simple but radical. Accessing these medical care to the government facility are just like breathing oxygen and drinking clear and clean water in the river. Former director general of the World Health Organization Go Harlem Brundtland once said, “We have a cure. We need to mobilize the world to use it”.

             Live, laugh and love for its the only reason why we live, these are unconditional and valuable things that we need to cherish the most.