Underdevelopment, Poverty and Public Health
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The spread of the deadly Ebola virus in three West African countries, namely, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea has created a public health crisis in these countries and the virus threatens to spread not just to neighbouring counties in the region but to the rest of the world as well.
This prospect has naturally alarmed the leaders of the developed countries, global institutions like the World Health Organisation and others, compelling them to plan and execute a concerted global response to contain the spread of the disease. At the root of the crisis is the poor state of the economies of the countries that have been directly affected, coupled with their rudimentary healthcare services and the ineffective social infrastructure. Many commentators have compared the Ebola crisis to the HIV/AIDS epidemic that posed a major threat to public health several decades back. Since some the countries affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic then were rich and powerful with the resources and the institutions needed to stem the tide, i.e. the US and Europe, a multi-pronged response involving public education, development of drugs and treatment methods, etc. were mounted to contain the epidemic. Yet, many African countries continue to severely suffer from HIV/AIDS to this day despite significant external interventions, largely due to the poor socio-economic and political conditions prevailing in some of these...
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Great. Very much appreciated.