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POLITICAL STABILITY

The influence of income, gender equality, peace, education, access to health care, political stability, global marketing and physical environments on the health status of developing countries and Australia. POLITICAL STABILITY. What do you think this means??. POLITICAL STABILITY.

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POLITICAL STABILITY

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  1. The influence of income, gender equality, peace, education, access to health care, political stability, global marketing and physical environments on the health status of developing countries and Australia.

  2. POLITICAL STABILITY • What do you think this means??

  3. POLITICAL STABILITY • Stable political system • Stable governments • People can work together to enhance economic development and living conditions

  4. POLITICAL STABILITY • We are fortunate to live in Australia, a country considered to have a relatively good political stability. • When a country is considered to be politically unstable, then decisions regarding the provision of adequate food, health care and government infrastructure are usually not on the agenda all the time. Political decisions focuses on the deployment of troops and weapons of mass destruction.

  5. Political stability and PEACE • Wars and conflicts can result from political instability. • The result can continue for many years, and hundreds of thousands of people are left homeless or displaced. It is in the best interest of all countries to strive for a state of political stability, as this then means that each country can focus on other matters, such as improving the health status of its population.

  6. POLITICAL STABILITY • If you didn’t have political stability how could this affect human development?

  7. POLITICAL STABILITY • If you didn’t have political stability how could this affect human development? • Conflict and war – violence usually occurs when political systems break down and people fight for power – this can damage the physical environment, reducing the ability to access resources such as water, education, income. This affects peoples ability to reach their full potential. • Unemployment – Rates of unemployment increase, poverty increases, limiting access to health promoting resources such as education, food, safe water and health care • Disruption to Education – education suffers also – this reduces access to knowledge and therefore the ability for people to reach their full potential. • Lack of Health Care – healthcare may have its funding with held – therefore health care can be reduced – immunisation might be haltered, increasing child mortality rates.

  8. POLITICAL STABILITY • Zimbabwe article.

  9. POLITICAL STABILITY • Case Study p. 284 q. 1-3 • Web site for case studies and clips • http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c24e.html • Clip • Political stability and food security • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3337cj4sJQ • Choucha camp • http://www.unhcr.org/50eef28a9.html • http://www.unhcr.org/50eef28a9.html

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