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Sick and Suffering

Sick and Suffering. By: Aditi Bahali and Leah Kracke. Introduction. The World Health Organization(WHO) “Every State has ratified at least one international human rights treaty recognizing the right to health.” ( “The Right To Health, Factsheet 31, p.1, OHCHR and WHO, undated” ).

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Sick and Suffering

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  1. Sick and Suffering By: AditiBahali and Leah Kracke

  2. Introduction • The World Health Organization(WHO) • “Every State has ratified at least one international human rights treaty recognizing the right to health.” (“The Right To Health, Factsheet 31, p.1, OHCHR and WHO, undated”)

  3. Health Care In The U.S. • Wealthy nations provide universal health care. • The US has not seen health as a human right, but as a privilege.

  4. Universal Health Care Map

  5. Foreign Countries • Reasons health provision is challenging • Developing countries strive to provide universal health care. • Poverty is a major problem

  6. How Far Will They Go • One billion people lack access • A case of a woman in Bududua, Uganda

  7. We All Suffer The Same Pain

  8. Those Who Have The Power To Help, Don’t. • 2000 children per day in Africa die • Trachoma: easily preventable • Medication errors

  9. Citations • Shah, Anup. “Diseases—Ignored Global Killers.” Global Issues. 02 Oct. 2010. Web. 01 Dec. 2011. <http://www.globalissues.org/article/218/diseases-ignored-global-killers>. • Shah, Anup. “Health Care Around the World.” Global Issues. 22 Sep. 2011. Web. 01 Dec. 2011. <http://www.globalissues.org/article/774/health-care-around-the-world>.

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