Poverty

Health

Poverty and health are mutually dependent, poverty can cause diseases on the one hand, but on the other hand, diseases can also exacerbate poverty. The more people live in poverty, the greater the spread of diseases such as dysentery, malaria, yellow fever and tuberculosis. These diseases all have in turn to do with a lack of clean water, sanitation, health services, food, income and education. HIV and the resulting AIDS can therefore also be seen both as a cause and an effect of poverty. Ignorance regarding treatments, transmission and protection measures thereby increase the risk of infection dramatically.

Sources

http://www.armut.de/aspekte-der-armut_ursachen-und-folgen-der-armut_krankheiten--darunter-auch-hiv-und-aids.php?mysid=o6u61sfrh3nsld0i8qiegaf40gdvgaut
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7132287.stm