Health and Human Rights

Question 1

Human Capital (8.1 C)

Answer 1

The skills, knowledge and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organisation/country

Question 2

Why is education necessary for development? (8.1 C)

Answer 2

1. Understanding of basic hygiene and healthcare - keeps a population healthy, leads to less deaths, improves people socially, keeps people in work (economic)
2. Controlling family size - manage resources (healthcare, education) better and ensures everyone has access
3. How to be involved in decision making - enables change, advocate for change (e.g. in politics)
4. Allows people to know their rights (in the 21st century) - all people have access to the same resources/services, making society fair and equal

Question 3

How many primary school aged children didn’t go to school in 2013? (8.1 C)

Answer 3

59 million

Question 4

How many secondary school aged children didn’t go to school in 2013? (8.1 C)

Answer 4

65 million

Question 5

What percent of people had access to primary education in 2015? (8.1 C)

Answer 5

69%

Question 6

What percent of people had access to secondary school education in 2015? (8.1 C)

Answer 6

48%

Question 7

In the Sahel, how many girls have no access to education compared to boys? (8.1 C)

Answer 7

2x as many

Question 8

Reasons for variation in health and life expectancy (8.2 A)

Answer 8

• Developing = food, water, sanitation and hygiene, infant/maternal mortality
• Developed = differences in lifestyle (diet, obesity), differences in deprivation (diet, housing, healthcare), cost and effectiveness of healthcare

Question 9

The USA has private healthcare. What’s their life expectancy? (8.2 A)

Answer 9

78.1%

Question 10

The UK has public healthcare. What’s their life expectancy? (8.2 A)

Answer 10

81.6%