Colonialism has solely impacted the health inequalities we

Colonialism has solely impacted the health inequalities we have today. JANE FERMA

17 percent of people in the developing world lived at or below $1. 25 a day World bank Child mortality Infant mortality is a commonly used statistic to assess a nations health status – Theodore H Mac. Donald

What is colonialism? The policy of acquiring full or partial political control over another country occupying it with settlers and exploiting it economically.

Introduction of diseases Education Facilitation of the rapid spread of disease How colonialism has affected health globally in the past – negatively and positively Globalisation Human Rights Conflict Extraction of wealth and resources = Poverty

Neo-colonialism The use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies.

Colonialism points to a core truth about the social determinants of health The causes of ill health can stem from deeper structures and processes that operate at the national and global levels (s. Do. H report 2008)

TODAY Poverty: the price of corporate power Just 4 per cent of profit in the pineapple industry goes into wages for plantation workers, while 79 per cent goes to the multinational traders and retailers- Costa Rica

'How can anyone claim Africa did not have societies before the arrival of colonialism? Political, economic and social structures existed in African society well before the 19 th century. Frederic Caillaurd, during his quest to discover the source of the Nile, marvelled at the structures of Egyptian society. Massive empires existed in Zimbabwe and Zululand (to name two) and were crushed by the land grab of the colonial empires in the 19 th century. ' Robin Walker

Laws and strategies Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) - WTO 1981 Global strategy health for all – Human right to health - WHO Universal Health coverage

Responsibility The government? UN? The corporate companies? Neo-colonialism is also the worst form of imperialism. For those who practise it, it means power without responsibility - Kwame Nkrumah 1965

Consequentialism Peter singer "Nineteen thousand children are dying every day. Does it really matter that we're not walking past them in the street? " Peter Singer Is the responsibility the individual members of society?

Egalitarian Libertarian – All about equality with respects to rights and liberties Egalitarian Equality Resources (income, wealth, primary goods) People paying with their lives for debts incurred before they were born and for the benefit of others- Theodore H Mac. Donald

Conclusion Colonialism birthed many factors that have led to extreme unequal poverty today Neo – colonialism is making the issue worse There are improvements - MDG report 2014 Corporate power need less power Countries such as those in sub-Saharan Africa need real power over there own lands Whose responsibility is it to make this first step?

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