APIA, Samoa — In Samoa, 18.8 percent of the population lives below the national poverty line. Poverty in Samoa is often relative, and many suffer from the poverty of opportunity. Those living in rural areas are less likely to have the benefits of resources like education, clean water and healthcare, and this contributes to poverty in Samoa. However, the country has made significant strides in the past decade, with the poverty rate falling from a high of 26.9 percent in 2008. Here are five facts you need to know about the poverty in Samoa: While Samoa is considered a developing country…
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Rilee Pickle
Rilee lives in Riverton, UT. Her academic interests include English and Psychology. Rilee has an absolute obsession with dogs, and has three. One of them is well over six feet tall standing on his hind legs, but of course is the biggest baby of them all.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Program is a great example of what United States leadership in global health can achieve. The fight against NTDs remains one of the best investments in the health and economies of some of the fastest-growing markets in the world. While global progress against malaria, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases is more prominent in the public consciousness, the fight against NTDs is one of the largest global health accomplishments to date. NTDs are defined by the Kaiser Family Foundation as “parasitic, bacterial, and viral infectious diseases that primarily affect the most impoverished and…