ISS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Polio Vaccine, Bubonic Plague, Sub-Saharan Africa

• School: MSU
• Department: Integrative Studies Social Sci
• Course: ISS 210
• Professor: Monir Moniruzzaman

Document Summary

Farmer- intro: 1. 4 billion out of 6 billion people live in extreme poverty today (. 25 per day, one meal per day, no savings for medical expenses or food if their crops fail. Inadequate income to send children to school: unstable housing that needs rebuilding every 2-3 years, no nearby source of safe drinking water. Disparities between rich and poor countries: high-income countries: 70% will live beyond the age of 70, middle-income countries: 44% will live beyond the age of 70, low-income countries: 22% will live beyond the age of 70. 138 people out of 1000 people in high-income countries die from certain diseases. 362 people out of 1000 people in middle-income countries die from certain diseases. 501 people out of 1000 people in low-income countries die from certain diseases. Ahara(cid:374) afri(cid:272)a, the (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)"s (cid:373)edia(cid:374) age at death is less tha(cid:374) 5 years: 18 million children and adults per year die from avoidable, poverty related causes.