Week 10 Assignment

Poverty and Tropical Disease

Onchocerciasis

Sustainable Development Goal 1 aims to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. Eradicating poverty in all its forms remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. Globally, more than 800 million people are still living on less than $1.25 a day; many lack access to adequate food, clean drinking water, and sanitation. While Sustainable Development Goal 3.3 aims to by 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases.

In this assignment, you will examine the relationship between Onchocerciasis and economic level in two countries from different geographic areas. You will examine the level of poverty—GDP (gross domestic product) and GNI (gross national income)— per capita for these two countries. You will compare and contrast the incidence and trend of the disease in each of these countries in relation to the observed economic level. For this assignment, you will study the following countries:

1- Benin

2- Brazil

To prepare: 

1- Review WHO | Onchocerciasis. (n.d.). from WHO website: http://www.who.int/gho/neglected_diseases/onchocerciasis/en/ then review GHO | By category | Estimated number of individuals in the country requiring preventive chemotherapy for onchocerciasis – Data by country. (n.d.), from WHO website: http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.NTDONCHEMO?lang=en 

2- Go to Poverty and Equity | DataBank. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2019, from https://databank.worldbank.org/data/POVHP1/id/d5ca92c0 and Explore Poverty and Equity Data by country for these two countries

3- Review the WHO | Progress report on the elimination of human onchocerciasis, 2017–2018. (n.d.). from WHO website: http://www.who.int/onchocerciasis/resources/who_wer9347/en/ 

To Complete: 

Your paper (5-6 pages not including title and references) must include:

• A title page, in APA format.
• Section headers, in APA format, for each section below:
  • Compare and contrast the most appropriate relevant and current data on prevalence and trend of the Malaria or NTD in the provided countries. You are encouraged to use creativity to present these data graphically.
  • Describe the poverty level in these countries as they relate to this scenario, giving examples from the data sources. 
  • Explain how the incidence of Malaria/NGD for each country might be related to the different poverty indicators level observed. Be sure to support your answer and cite your sources
  • Identify interventions or efforts that could be in place in these countries (governmental or non-governmental) that are aiming to achieve SDG 1 and SDG 3.3 
  • Summarize your findings with a take-home message on positive social change, evaluating this developmental goal and the impact on public health and health equity as it relates to the provided scenario
• Follow the instructions you received with the topic
• Include an APA style title page
• Include APA style headings for each section
• Cite the sources within your text in APA style
• Include an APA formatted reference list at the end of your paper.