PROBLEMS FACING THE DEVELOPING WORLD

PROBLEM 1. POOR HEALTH

There are many problems facing the countries of the Poor South. We regularly see pictures of the Poor South on TV and in newspapers. Many of the people living in these countries are less well off than we are. They are homeless, experience health problems, have little food and are poorly educated, and sometimes also affected by war.
But not everyone who lives in the Poor South is poor. Some people live in comfortable houses, wear good clothes and eat good food. Some countries in the Middle East and Asia have their populations split into the very rich and the very poor. Other areas such as Africa have almost total poverty.

PROBLEM 1: HEALTH
Most people living in the developing world have very poor health. Life expectancy provides us with information about the health of a country. In Catalonia we have El Servei Català de Salut, which looks after our health. In the United Kingdom they have the National Health Service. As a result people in Catalunya or UK can expect to live 75 years on average, whereas countries like Sudan have a life expectancy of 53 years.
WHY DO PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HAVE POOR HEALTH?
Poor Sanitation: 2.9 billion people do not have safe sanitation facilities
No doctors: there is a shortage of doctors and nurses
No free medicines: people must pay for their medicines
No free health care: people must pay to see a doctor

There are 4 main reasons why people in developing countries have poor health. One is that there are poor sanitation facilities. For example, 2.9 billion people do not have things like clean drinking water. A second reason is that there is a shortage of doctors and nurses. Also, there is no free health care as people have to pay for their medicines.

United Kingdom		SUDAN
75 years	Life Expectancy	52 years
7 per 1000 babies born	Infant Mortality (How many babies die per 1000 born)	107 per 1000 babies born
1 Doctor: 710 patients	Doctor Patient Ratio (How many patients a doctor looks after)	1 doctor: 11,110 patients

I think UK. is the healthiest country because the table shows that people there live 75 years, whereas in Sudan, people live 52 years.

I think UK. is the healthiest country because the table shows 7 per 1000 babies born died whereas in Sudan 107 per 1000 babies born died.

I think UK. is the healthiest country because the table shows 1 doctor looks after 710 patients

whereas in Sudan 1 doctor looks after 11,110 patients. 

PROBLEM 2. NO EDUCATION

Education is a very important part of people’s lives. In Catalonia and Scotland, for example, the Government thinks it is important to educate children free of charge. Being able to read and write is important because without education people cannot do many things in life, especially find a good job. In most developing countries parents must pay to send their children to school. Many people cannot afford to do this and this means that the majority of people are unable to read or write. Even when children in the developing world attend school, their schools are poorly equipped and there is usually a shortage of teachers. As a result, many developing countries have low rates of literacy.

Why are children in Catalonia and Scotland so lucky when it comes to education?

We are lucky because educationfree of charge.

Why is it important to be able to read and write? Because be able to read and write in order to find a good job.

Why are many children in the developing south unable to read and write?

Children on developing world are not able to read and write because
*Schools are poorly aquipped
*There is a short age of teacher
*Education is not free 

Country	Literacy Levels Percentage of people who can read and write.
United Kingdom	99%
Sudan	27%
Rwanda	59%