Dr. Chris Stout gave a presentation on creative humanitarian approaches to poverty alleviation and sustainability. He discussed his experiences on medical missions that showed him the impacts of poverty on health. Diseases of poverty refer to preventable illnesses caused by lack of access to things like clean water, nutrition, and healthcare. Over 30,000 children die daily from such diseases. However, proven strategies to reduce poverty and its effects include economic development, education, technology, and sustainable development. Dr. Stout then shared examples of organizations doing innovative work in these areas, like providing medical supplies and training community health workers in rural villages in India and Africa.
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Creative Humanitarian Approaches To Poverty Alleviation And Sustainability: Examples From The Field
1. Creative Humanitarian Approaches To
Poverty Alleviation And Sustainability:
Examples From The Field
Dr Chris Stout
Center for Global Initiatives &
College of Medicine
University of Illinois, Chicago
15. While we work to treat the ill, proven prevention
strategies include:
Economic development
Ending military conflict
Developing education models – especially for females
Technology leapfrogging and access to information (e.g.,
markets for goods)
Fostering sustainable development
32. Infant Mortality Rate
Reduction
86.36%
Maternal Health
Antenatal Care
Safe Delivery
Family Planning
0.5%
<0.5%
<1.0%
100%
100%
65%
Children under 5
Immun.(DPT, polio)
Malnutr. (wt for age)
0.5%
40%
87%
<1%
TB (prev./1000) 18 1.2
Changes in Health
Indicators (1971-2006)
TB patients treated 9,621
Tube-wells for safe
drinking water
198
Plant nurseries – villages 203
Check dams 223
Houses built for poor
people
283
Women involved in credit
program
6,064
Training in Community-
Based Health (since 1983)
Persons from India
Persons from other
countries
17,661
1,911
Overview of Activities
(1970 – 2006)
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