Mother to infant HIV-transmission is a notable public health concern in HIV- affected countries. Over the years, organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) have developed PMTCT (prevention of mother-to-child transmission) programs to reduce transmission rates and help improve the health and lifespans of both mothers and newborns. These PMTCT programs have proven extremely […]
What is the poverty rate in Cuba? Because of the country’s socialist economy and the government’s lack of published data, this is not an easy question to answer. Estimates range from claiming five percent to twenty-six percent of the Cuban population lives in poverty. What is clear is that poverty in Cuba has lessened since […]
A long-standing ally of the United States, Saudi Arabia is famous–some may say infamous–for the vast oil reserves in the country and the wealth and geopolitical clout that oil grants the nation of 32 million. Despite its fortunes, much of Saudi Arabia’s citizens live in an outdated system that oppresses and threatens the rights of […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), located in Central Africa, is a resource-rich nation that has been plagued by conflict for decades. It has been the site of ongoing violence and civil war in what is known as the deadliest crisis since World War II. The country possesses vast amounts of natural wealth but mineral […]
Poverty in Bulgaria has greatly impacted the culture. According to a EuroStat survey of EU satisfaction rates, Bulgaria is the least happy country in the European Union. After joining the EU in 2007, Bulgarians were hopeful that conditions would improve. On the contrary, unemployment rates remained high and Bulgaria continued to be the poorest country in […]
Worldwide, between 93 million and 150 million children have a disability. While research is lacking, children with disabilities in developing countries are common because of disability’s links to poverty. Poverty reduces access to treatment and illness may disallow working abilities. Coupled with a childhood disability, a person may be faced with a life of poverty. […]
While Luxembourg is a wealthy European country, some of its people still live in poverty. In 2015, one in five citizens – 19 percent – lived under the threat of poverty. Unfortunately, there has been an uptick in the Luxembourg poverty rate since 2003, when the rate was 15.8 percent. This was at least partly […]
Bulgaria, located in the Balkan region, borders the Black Sea between Romania and Turkey. The country’s life expectancy rate is increasing, with the urban population at 2.9 years’ increase and the rural population at 1.1 years’ increase. Although there is a continual increase, the life expectancy is only at 74.8 years as of July 2016, […]
The small island of Guernsey, tucked away in the English channel, has an economy built on financial services, tourism and agriculture. However, with a decline in manufacturing and horticulture, the island has to rely on the financial services. With 87 percent of the economy coming from services, the unemployment has remained at 1.2 percent, with an […]
