Even when working on projects unrelated to health, the policies and actions of economic institutions have an impact on health in the countries in which their policies are enacted. Macroeconomic activities are strongly correlated with health outcomes; for example, a rise in the health of a country’s population may lead to an increase in economic output, or vise versa (LSHTM (b) 2014).
Economic programs that increase wealth, productivity, and/or trade can impact both infectious and non-communicable disease trends. Regarding economic activity and infectious diseases, income and wealth affect the environment in which people reside; individuals with limited economic means may reside in crowded or polluted areas with poor sanitation where pathogens easily reproduce and spread (LSHTM (c) 2014). Furthermore, increased trade brings with it increased international movement of people, animals, and goods, which affects the movement of disease (LSHTM (c) 2014). Macroeconomic activities can also have a variety of …show more content…
This economic philosophy may also be inconsistent with cultural values and beliefs within the recipient state. However, countries in dire need may not necessarily have the option to decline assistance or the power to negotiate terms that they find satisfactory. Those in extreme economic crisis may face political instability and/or increased mortality so significant that they cannot turn down the offer of assistance. This can mute the voice of recipient states. Protestors against economic institutions are frequently not so much against globalization so they are proponents of an alternative model to the Washington Consensus so strongly promoted through these
Economic programs that increase wealth, productivity, and/or trade can impact both infectious and non-communicable disease trends. Regarding economic activity and infectious diseases, income and wealth affect the environment in which people reside; individuals with limited economic means may reside in crowded or polluted areas with poor sanitation where pathogens easily reproduce and spread (LSHTM (c) 2014). Furthermore, increased trade brings with it increased international movement of people, animals, and goods, which affects the movement of disease (LSHTM (c) 2014). Macroeconomic activities can also have a variety of …show more content…
This economic philosophy may also be inconsistent with cultural values and beliefs within the recipient state. However, countries in dire need may not necessarily have the option to decline assistance or the power to negotiate terms that they find satisfactory. Those in extreme economic crisis may face political instability and/or increased mortality so significant that they cannot turn down the offer of assistance. This can mute the voice of recipient states. Protestors against economic institutions are frequently not so much against globalization so they are proponents of an alternative model to the Washington Consensus so strongly promoted through these