GHD Flashcards
state of dying or approaching death/obselete
moribund
basic infrastructure
roads, ports, power…
John Maynard Keynes
economic decision of Brit gov before WWI
legacy: concept that governments have a role to play in the economic well-being of industries and people
“most men love money and security more and createion/construciton less as they get older
what would happen if tghe economic problem is solved
“if the economic problem is solved, mankind woudl be depreived of its traditional purpose”
for many in teh US, our economic problem is solved and absolute needs met so people were left with insatiable relative needs’
Global Burden of Disease
largest and most comprehensive effort to quantify health care loss across places and time
- 459 health outcomes and risk factors in 204 countries
after WW1, the US started a war on terrorism but neglected the deeper causes of poverty
minimal money spent on destabilized coutnries with extreme poverty - haven of unrest, violence, global terrorism
global health magazine
Lancet
aids/TB/malaria program
Global Fund to Fight AIDS< TB, and Malaria
“it is no good to lecture the dyying that they should have done…
it is no good to lecture the dying that they should have done better with their lot in life
- help them onto the first fung of the latter of develoment when they can procedure to climb on their own
writing by JM Keynes
“Economic Possibilities for our GrandChildren” 1930
city in Malawi
Lilongwe
super hot temperature
sweltering temperature
problem with soil
soil nutrients can be depleted so they can’t yield normal/esxpected crops
financing
process of funding business activities, making purchases, or investments
finance
process of channeling money from savers and investors to entities that need it
- savers and investors have money available which oculd earn interest or dividends if put to productive use
2 types of financing
equity and debt financinge
equity financing
no obligation to repay the money acquired through it
debt financing
requires repayment of money barrowed
problem of undernutrition
stunts growth
problem with school in impoverished areas
hit/miss b/c poverty, illness, need to help family
HIV antiretrovirals in malawi
HIV antiretriovirals in Malawi didn’t have drug resistance b/c those in Malawi didn’t have access to those rxd before
floods Bangledesh
Ganges
how was the nation of Bangladesh born?
war for independence against Pakistan in 1971
= called “international Basket Case” by Kissenger’s State Department
Kissinger’s state dept called it “international basket case”
Bangledesh war for independence agaisnt Pakistan in 1971