Health and Human Rights Case Studies

Question 1

health in Northern Ireland

Answer 1

Highest number of regular smokers in the UK- over 22%
Highest proportion of males in heavy labour work- nearly 11%
lowest proportion of public spending in healthcare- 19%

Question 2

health in Wales

Answer 2

largest number of males drinking alcohol every day- nearly 11%
highest proportion of male (27%) and female (18%) obesity
highest proportion of male (20%) and female (19%) high blood pressure

Question 3

what factors cause aborigianl health to vary in relation to the rest of Australia

Answer 3

high rates of chronic disease and injury
high levels of deprivation
higher prevalence of modifiable and behavioural risk factors
lower levels of education and employment
social disadvantage

Question 4

disparity in life expectancy of aboriginal people

Answer 4

life expectancy is on average 10 years lower than non-indigenous australians

Question 5

Close The Gap Initiative (2009)

Answer 5

aims to half gap in child mortalisty between indigenous and non-indigenous australians by 2018
narrow divide in numeracy and reading levels
increase the number of inigenous people completing high school

Question 6

UK GDP per capita

Answer 6

$32,700 per capita

Question 7

UK education spending

Answer 7

4.2% of annuel GDP

Question 8

UK healthcare spending

Answer 8

9.6% of annuel GDP

Question 9

How democracy works in the UK

Answer 9

parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
monarch= head of state, prime minister= head of government
multi party system
judiciary is independent of the government

Question 10

North Korea GDP per capita

Answer 10

$1700 per capita

Question 11

North Korea education spending

Answer 11

4.1% of annuel GDP

Question 12

North Korea healthcare spending

Answer 12

9.0%

Question 13

How totalitarianism works in North Korea

Answer 13

official state philosophy of Juche- socialism through self-reliance and independence of state
workers party of korea has legal supremacy over other parties
social activity takes after military attitude and tradition

Question 14

Saudi Arabian GDP per capita

Answer 14

$20 700 per capita

Question 15

Saudi Arabian education spending

Answer 15

5.14%

Question 16

Saudi Arabain health care spending

Answer 16

4.7%

Question 17

How dictatorship works in Saudi Arabia

Answer 17

Totalitarian absolute monarch with islamist law- monarch is head of state and government
Qur’an is constitution of the country- Shari’a law
Allegience council elects king/ crown prince
dominated by Al Saud family

Question 18

Cuba GDP per capita

Answer 18

$7 600 per capita

Question 19

Cuba education spending

Answer 19

12.8%

Question 20

Cuba health care spending

Answer 20

11.7%

Question 21

How does communism work in Cuba

Answer 21

socialist political system contingent on principle of one state, one party
marxis- leninist state
executive power exercised by the government
recent leadership change increased privatisation

Question 22

what was the battle of Seattle

Answer 22

50 000 people protested WTO because:
WTO rules written by and for corporations, profits put above people and planet
WTO rules disregard labor and human rights
WTO rules render environmental protections illegal
WTO rules lie between people and life-saving medicine

Question 23

MDG- goal 1 global progress

Answer 23

number of people living on $1.25 per day has reduced from 1.9 billion to 836 million

Question 24

MDG- goal 2 global progress

Answer 24

goal of universal primary school education not yet been met- net enrolment increased 12% in 15 years

Question 25

MDG- goal 3 global progress

Answer 25

2/3 of developing countried have achieved gender parity in primary education

Question 26

MDG- goal 4 global progress

Answer 26

child mortality reduced by over half in past 25 years- target not quite met
84% of children received at least 1 measles vaccination

Question 27

MDG- goal 5 global progress

Answer 27

maternal mortality ratio fallen by nearly half- target not yet met

Question 28

MDG- goal 6 global progress

Answer 28

number of new HIV infections fell by 40%- still below the target of halting and reversing spread

Question 29

MDG- goal 7 global progress

Answer 29

Greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase

663 million people still don’t have accessed to improved drinking water

Question 30

MDG- goal 8 global progress

Answer 30

overseas development assistance from rich countries to developing nations increased 66% in 14 years

Question 31

MDG- progress in Asia

Answer 31

extreme poverty reduced by half before 2015- ACHIEVED
reduced proportion of people without access to safe drinking water by half
reversing prevalence of HIV/AIDS

Question 32

MDG- progress in Africa

Answer 32

drought in Sahel region stunted progress in reducing poverty and hunger
most countries have achieved universal primary school enrolment- nearly 1/3 still drop out
women make up 20% of national parliaments
halted spread of TB, malaria and HIV

Question 33

MDG- progress in Oceania

Answer 33

maternal mortality ratio reduced by 51%

primary school enrolment increased 26%

Question 34

MDG- progress in Caucasus and Central Asia

Answer 34

halved rated of extreme poverty and hunger
achieved universal primary education
under-5 mortality rate decreased 55%

Question 35

MDG- progress in Caribbean and Latin America

Answer 35

progress varies massively within countries reflecting historical inequities
some of the highest deforestation rates in the world
most countries have reported enrolement in primary education as over 90%