Successes
Geography: Edexcel A Level, topic 10.5.2
Successes of Development Aid
There have been some successes resulting from development aid.
Healthcare and poverty
- Much development aid has been targeted at healthcare - one highly contagious disease, small-pox, has been eliminated as a result of global vaccination campaigns.
- The number of people living in extreme poverty has declined from 1.9 billion in 1990 to 836 million in 2015.
Education
- Education has been crucial to reducing poverty.
- Teaching personal hygiene and the need for safe water and proper sanitation have helped contain killer contagious diseases such as cholera and typhoid.
- There have been some improvements in gender equality and access to primary education.
Malaria Eradication
Malaria is a disease that can be fatal if not treated, and is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito.
Physical eradication
- Malaria can be eradicated by:
- Draining the swampy areas where the Anopheles mosquito (the carrier of the disease) breeds, and spraying those areas with DDT or similar chemicals.
- Distributing mosquito nets for people to sleep under as people are most likely to be bitten when they are asleep.
Medical eradication
- Malaria can be eradicated by:
- Encouraging those in at risk areas to take preventive medicine. These drugs do not cure the disease but they reduce the risks of contracting it.
- A trial of an anti-malaria vaccine, to be licensed soon hopefully.
Test yourself on Successes
How many people were living in extreme poverty in 2015?
What chemical would you spray on swampy mosquito breeding areas that have been drained?
Which of these are physical malaria eradication techniques?