How do epidemic diseases cause poverty?

Poverty in a region is often determined by diseases and a lack of adequate healthcare. read more

However, poverty in a region is not only caused by conflict or inadequate education, but also by diseases. Increasing health in a region can significantly reduce global poverty, in effective and unexpected ways. People in developing countries face challenges due to diseases that those in developed nations do not. read more

The three diseases mostly commonly linked to poverty—HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis—are the cause of six million deaths globally per year. hiv/aids More than 40 million people across the globe are infected with HIV/AIDS. read more

Poverty in an individual sense would be caused by lack of opportunity in some cases e.g your parents die from an epidemic while you’re not able to sustain yourself economically. read more