Defeating Poverty

Defeating Poverty
The causes of poverty that must be solved are health, government, and the cycle of poverty. Health problems, either directly physical or indirectly financial, force many people into poverty. Governments need to regulate wealth; quite often, they do not do this or they do not do it well. Both of the above problems cause poverty, but the cycle of poverty is the biggest issue keeping people in poverty. In order to fully stop poverty, these problems must be addressed and solved. Poverty is everywhere, and it inflicts so many people in so many ways. Poverty, as defined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is “defined in either relative or absolute terms. Absolute poverty measures poverty in …show more content…
People must be kept healthy in order to keep them out of poverty. The simple solution to this is giving them access to health facilities. This helps, but many places with poverty already have access, they need affordability. The government can provide both access and affordability with health programs. Hospitals must be incentivised to build where they 're needed and health care must be provided to those that need it. However, hospitals and governments in poverty is still in poverty; financial health help must be on a individual basis to ensure maximum profit for all parties involved. The best structure for these programs are not clear cut, they must be developed over time. So long as these programs are being developed, poverty will diminish continuously until health is no longer a contributing …show more content…
The cycle of poverty is the idea that many people are poor, because they are poor. Those in poverty are unable to invest in their own future. They’re unable to get higher education or to become part of business. They have no way of raising their income. Without income, necessities such as food, shelter, and water cannot be purchased. This leaves people in a state of malnourishment and exposure, thus leading to more health problems, debt, and less money ↺ . Even if they can afford necessities, they cannot afford luxuries which leaves them unproductive and depressed. This depression from lack of pleasure along with the idea that no matter what they do, they are left in poverty puts these people into a terrible mental state. They have no hopes of success so they stop trying and get even worse off. If falling even farther gets them trying again, they realize that they are now stuck at this new