Blog Prompt #9: MDG #4- Reduce Child Mortality Presentation Review
Goal: Lower child mortality rate by 100%
Where: Sub-Saharan Africa
The rate of child deaths is currently at 150 child deaths per 100 deaths.
Problems causing high rates include:
-Malnutrition
-Diseases such as Measles
-Problems such as diarrhea and infections, both usually caused by other diseases such as Measles
UNICEF is working to help better the problem:
They have been providing vaccines, vitamins/supplements to help combat child deaths
The impact has not been drastic but is helping to lower the number of child deaths
Design Approach:
Tents and medical units which are ready to use and self sufficient after being dropped into problem areas
Why Problems are not easily fixed:
-no safe water
-undernourishment
-big problem making solution harder
-high transportation costs hinder ability to help
-low productivity due to problems and costs as well as size of problem
Rural and Urban development:
-health investment
-focus on diseases
-expensive to help
In the end there may be more children being feed but still no education to help the children and people learn to help themselves and prevent problems in the future. Many things that help are only short term and are not going to fix the problem.
Overall, the goal of Reducing Child Mortality is well intended but is currently still a problem and the help given has failed to solve the situation.