Rios Challenges Flashcards
What are the health care challenges
Some of the health care challenges are that in most areas the infant mortality rate is 19 per 1000, in the west zone it is worst, there is an infant mortality rate of 21 per 1000 with 60% pregnant females getting medical care the average life expectancy is 45 in this area and is 63 in the whole of Rio.
What is the educational challenges
The educational challenges in Rio are that only half of all children continue their education beyond the age of 14 many drop out of school because of Their involvement with drug trafficking. The level of school enrolment is low, the main reasons for this are; a shortage of nearby schools, lack of money and need for work, shortage of teachers, low pay for teachers and Poor training for teachers
What are the challenges with water supply
The main challenges with water supply all that’s around 12% of the population of Rio do not have clean access to running water many of the water is lost through leaky pipes this adds up to around 37% of all clean water. This situation has become worse in legal years due to fraud and a ilegal access.
What is the challenge with energy in Rio
The whole of Rio suffers frequent blackouts due to a shortage of electricity. The growing population and the demands of the forthcoming Olympics make the situation worse. Many people living in the poorer parts of Rio have been tapping into the electricity illegally because they cannot afford it, this is risky and on safe.
Solutions to the health care problems
One example of how authorities have tried to improve healthcare is in the favela of Santa Marta. This is favela is on a steep hillside with a population of 8000 there is no access to it apart from an overseas cable car it is 13 km to the nearest hospital. Medical staff to get health kit into peoples homes and where able to treat 20 different diseases, and so as a result infant mortality has fallen and life expectancy is increased.
Solutions to the education challenges
Authorities are trying to improve access to education by: encouraging local people to volunteer and help in the local school, giving schools grants to poor families to help meet the cost of keeping the children in school, making money available to pay for lessons in volleyball, football and the like, opening a private university in the roçinha favela.
Solutions to the water supply challenges
Most of the work has been done on improving the quantity or quality of the water in the favela’s. Seven new treatment plants were built between 1998 and 2014 and over 300km Of pipes were laid. By 2014, 95% of the population had mains water supply.
Solutions to the energy challenges
The electricity supply to Rio has been improved by: installing 60 km of new power lines, building a new nuclear reactor, developing the Simplicio hydroelectric complex which will increase real supplier electricity by 30%. It took six years to build and cost over US$2 billion
