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2.3 Poverty, Health And Wellbeing Flashcards

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What is meant by human rights?

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Everyone’s right to a standard of living adequate for their health and wellbeing

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What’s meant by adequate?

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Enough
Satisfactory

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What are the human rights main requirements?

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Food and water
Clothing
Housing
Medical care

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What is corporate social responsibility?

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aka CSR
Self regulatory scheme, to optimise the level of social responsibility and sustainability
Gives companies the framework

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Who is corporate social responsibility in partnership with?

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WWF, wildlife world fund

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What’s an example of CSR?

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Lego
Pledging to use 100% renewable energy

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What are some health products Improving social problems?

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Robotic surgery
Telehealth
Artificial organs
Prosthetic limbs
Medical equipment
3D printing

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What are artificial organs?

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Man made devices that replace organ functions
NOT a transplant

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Artificial organ examples:

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Artifical heart -> heart
Pacemaker -> natural pacemaker (sinus mode) in right atrium

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What is robotic surgery?

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Robots completing a surgery in place of a surgeon

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Why is robotic surgery used?

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  • complex surgeries at high precision
  • flexible arms in comparison
  • leaves no scarring
  • reduced recovery time
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What is telehealth?

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A system faciliting data of patients

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What’s an example of telehealth?

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Getting remainders of appointments

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How does medical equipment improve?

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It’s improves the ability to investigate patients health state

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What’s an example of medical equipment?

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MRI
gives the view of internal organs

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3D printing examples:

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  • synthetic skin
  • polymer bones for damage
  • medical equipment
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How does 3D printing medical equipment improve social problems?

A

Print equipment in poorer countries
- like umbilical cord clamps

18
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How has prosthetic limbs improved?

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It’s more sophisticated
- Because of new materials and technology

19
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Example of prosthetic limbs improvement:

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Lighter motor

20
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What’s meant migration?

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Leaving your country because of poverty and conflict

21
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How can the requirement of food be helped?

A

Solar cookers
Hotter climates like Burkina Faso have the best solar energy climate

22
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What are the negative of solar cookers?

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Expensive initially

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Positives of solar cookers?

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Reliable source
Renewable energy
Long term solution

24
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How can requirement of water be helped?

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  • SunDwater
    Water distillation (filtering) equipment
    Converts contaminated and salty water to drinkable and safe
    Powered by solar energy
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How can the requirement of clothing be helped?

A

Donating so they can be reused

26
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Why is donating clothes encouraged?

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Provides humanitarian aid
Improves sustainability- won’t end up in landfill

27
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What product did Angela lina create to improve someone’s human rights?

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The adiff
A Cape that turns into a tent

28
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How can the requirement of housing be helped?

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Flat pack furniture by ikea foundation designs

29
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What are the features of the ikea foundations design shelter?

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Can be made without tools
Sleeps 5
Insulated
Has solar panels, fueling lights and plugs for phones etc.

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Where has the ikea shelter been used?

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Iraq and Ethiopia

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How can the requirement of medical care be helped?

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Adapted shipping containers containing mobile hospitals and maternity units and medicines

32
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Why are adapted shipping containers used?

A

Easily transportable
Uses solar energy

33
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Where have adapted shipping containers been used?

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Syria

34
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What is fair trade?

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A fair minimum price set for products
Making them more expensive so producers can be paid more

35
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Why was fair-trade set up?

A

Producers were being exploited

36
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What does fair pay enable?

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Improved quality of life
More money for themselves and their future

37
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An example of fair trade:

A

Cocoa bean farmers in Ghana
Can now pay school fees

38
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How do you know a product is fairtrade?

A

The fairtrade logo

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