PHD

Poverty, health and development does affect the economical, political and social stability of a country. You can not have poverty without having health problems, and this scenario usually is seen in under-developed countries. Improper sanitation, lack of running water and an unhealthy diet all affect a countries outcome and not in a positive way. Someone who is of poor health is not likely to contribute to the economic advancement of the country. Living in a poor environment is not going to enhance the health outcome of a population, which means that development is placed on hold. This is not beneficial for the countries economy, which is tied to the political stand point of its leaders, and thus affecting the social stability of a country. It is a cycle that continues to spiral, and unfortunately attempting to just work on just one aspect will not be sufficient enough, it needs to be a combination of efforts. What you do to help the economy will affect the fight against poverty, which in turns helps health outcomes.
The same is said if nothing is done to help the economy. Public health leaders need to take this into consideration when developing health programs in under-developed countries. They cannot expect a health program to survive when the country lacks the resources to sustain the program. Since it all is a trickle affect strategic planning is needed in order to ensure positive outcomes in all areas. That is why being informed on the countries economical, political and social stability is very important because these aspects depict how effective prevention programing will be and if relief efforts will be accepted by the country. It is sad to see that relief efforts are only effective when first implemented, and once volunteers leave, everything goes back to the way it was. A new plan of action needs to be created in order to ensure that this does continue to happen.