Food and health case studies

Question 1

Malaria in Ethiopia (4)

Answer 1

In 2000, 2/3 no access to health services.
25% decrease in family earnings in Humbo
250mil euros aid in 2009.
Between 2001 and 2007, decrease by 67%.

Question 2

Local scale HIV/AIDS (4)

Answer 2

HIV rates 66% higher than national average
Francistown is the 2nd largest city, 150,000 people.
Phoenix mine nearby
SOS Children’s village charity.

Question 3

National scale HIV/AIDS (4)

Answer 3

400,000 people with AIDS.
25% of working population.
120,000 children lost a parent to the epidemic
Life expectancy 28 years lower because of AIDS

Question 4

AIDS management strategy (5)

Answer 4

Campaign since 1989
10,5000 condom dispensers
National supply of HIV-free blood doubled
35.4% of women attending antenatal clinics in 2005
ARV therapy for 19,000 people

Question 5

Result of AIDS management (2)

Answer 5

Decreased by more than 50%

80% of population has access to ARVs if needed.

Question 6

SARS (2)

Answer 6

206 cases in 2003 in Singapore.

33 deaths

Question 7

Increase in life expectancy

Answer 7

46-66 since 1950

Question 8

Highest calorie intake

Answer 8

Murrica, 3770kcal per day

Question 9

Lowest calorie intake

Answer 9

DRC 1590kCal

Question 10

Food wastage of a country

Answer 10

Highest in USA, 100kg per consumer.

Question 11

Increase in arable land

Answer 11

Bangladesh 17-33%

Question 12

Access to mechanical farming

Answer 12

903% South korea from 1980 to 2002

Question 13

Obesity costing moneyz.

Answer 13

US 34.9% obese, costing $147 bil

Question 14

Racial mortality

Answer 14

In South Africa, Blacks have 52.8 infant mortality whereas whites have 7.3.

Question 15

Causes of famine (4)

Answer 15

4% arable land.
Nearly 100% of crops consumed in some parts in 2004 due to locusts.
Food production 7.5% less than usual.
Food prices increased 80%.

Question 16

Effects of famine (4)

Answer 16

3.6mil people affected
800,000 children affected.
13.4% malnutrition in the southern Maradi and Zinder Regions, 2.5% children under 5.

Question 17

National health spending (3)

Answer 17

NHS: Total budget is £110 billion.
£2000 for every person in the UK.
£13.8bil spent on medicines

Question 18

Effect of disease on health services (3)

Answer 18

Cost of CHD on NHS in 2004 was £16bn.
69 mil work days lost.
Alcohol costs up to £3mil.

Question 19

Cigarettes in Scotland

Answer 19

Average £6 a week

Question 20

Common Agricultural Policy (3)

Answer 20

44 billion euros
30% of EU budget
Costs Britain £10bil a year

Question 21

Mortality in rural areas

Answer 21

NW Brazil, life expectancy is 27 years shorter than in SE.

Question 22

Ethiopia Malaria goals (4)

Answer 22

100% educated about prevention
100% diagnosed within 24 hours
80% of high risk areas use LLINs
90% of households have IRS.

Question 23

Food aid

Answer 23

2011 UK provided food aid for 1.3 million ethiopians in three months.

Question 24

Food aid disadvantage

Answer 24

In Malawi in 2002, 1 million tonnes of food aid caused maize prices to fall from $250 to $100 per tonne.

Question 25

MDC protectionism

Answer 25

US subsidises corn $5bn a year.

Question 26

Transporting food

Answer 26

Accounts for 40% of road freight

Question 27

Food greenhouse effect

Answer 27

Farm animals account for 20% of emissions

Question 28

Africans depending on UK business

Answer 28

1 to 1.5million livelihoods depend on UK supply chains.

Question 29

Thanet Earth (9)

Answer 29

£80 million development
7 greenhouses, each 9 football pitches in area
91 ha total.
550 jobs
Increase Britain’s salad crop production by 15%
2.5 million tomatoes a week
55% of water comes from rainwater
Uses 1/14 the amount of fertiliser used in Spain.

Question 30

Nestle (2)

Answer 30

90% revenue from food and drink

Owns 500 companies in 80 countries