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Japan: The Land of Tea

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For my final blog I chose Japan. Japan is known for their capital and largest city, Tokyo, as well as their famous calligraphy and tea ceremonies. Japan is located in East Asia, right off the east coast. I chose Japan this week because they strive to be a model country of the SDGs rather than a dependent of them. (SDG, 2017) They take pride and make it a priority to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. The life expectancy of the entire population averages about 85.5 years of age. (CIA, 2018) Their drinking water and sanitation has improved by 100% since 2015. (CIA, 2018) They have an infant mortality rate of only 2 deaths per 1,000 live births, as well as a maternal mortality rate of only 5 deaths per 100,000 live births. The most surprising statistic, the HIV/AIDS rate, is no greater than .1%. Which means there are roughly 30,000 of their 126,168,156 people who currently live with it compared to countries like Nigeria, where almost 2 million people liv...
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South Africa

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South Africa is the southernmost country of the African continent, well known for their natural beauty and great cultural diversity. (Thompson, 2019) Unfortunately they struggle with overpopulation, lack of clean water, sanitation and good health. These issues affect their progress towards their sustainable development goal of ensuring good health and well-being. South Africa is currently populated at 57,142,000 people. This disrupts the quality health care needed to ensure their third Sustainable development goal is met. They currently have 0.91 physicians per 1,000 people.(CIA, 2018) South Africa currently struggles with the spread of HIV/AIDS and with the high demand of health physicians these infectious diseases will continue to spread and get worse. According to the world factbook, South Africas' rivers and lakes are in need of extensive water conservation and control measures due to growth in water usage and the rivers are polluted. South Africa plans to implement the ...
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The Beautiful Philippines

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This week I chose a country that I have heard of as a tourist attraction, the Philippines. The Philippines is a Southeast Asian country. known for their beautiful beaches, monuments, mountains, rainforests and diving spots. What many do not know that the Philippines is one of the richest countries in Southeast Asia, but they struggle with child mortality, maternal health and infectious diseases. due to lack of preventative strategies, treatment, education, immunizations and sexual and reproductive healthcare. (UNDP) The total infant mortality rate is 20.9 deaths per 1000 births, followed by a maternal mortality rate of 121 deaths per 100,000 births. Due to their lack of physicians and health beds, being at 1.28 physicians per 1,000 population and 1 bed per 1,000 population, they fail to administer treatments and healthcare to ensure healthy lives and well being. In addition, 77,000 people of a population of 105,893,381currently live with HIV/AIDs along wit 1,200 deaths in the year ...
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Nigeria

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This week I will be covering the land of Nigeria. Nigeria is an African country of the Gulf of Guinea. Nigeria currently suffers a high infant mortality rate, along with high death rates due to AIDs. This, as well as their population increasing exponentially, hinders their progress on their sustainable development goal to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.  By being overpopulated Nigeria can not ensure all get proper health care services and treatment. Their lack of physicians, 0.38 physicians per 1,000 population, prevents them from being able to help their people. The fact that Nigeria has the largest population being 190.9 million as of 2017, amongst any African nation worsens their issues. They lack proper sanitation, struggle with drinking water and due to this, many of their people are at very high risk of contracting major infectious diseases. As of last year, there were more than 1.9 million of the population with HIV or AIDs. Also, almost...
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Kangaroo Land

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This week I chose Australia. Australia is the smallest continent, while also the largest country. Australia is a beautiful country filled with beaches and well-known deserts, such as, "The Outback." Another big tourist attraction. They are also known for their famous indigenous animal, the kangaroo.  Australia is one of the most well-structured and organized countries. They partake in the sustainable developmental goals not to improve their country but as preventive action and allow further growth.  Australia is one of the most diverse nations and are indigenous to over 300 ancestries. "The Sustainable Development Goals reflect things that Australians value highly and seek to protect." They take pride in keeping their people safe, healthy and thriving. The have less issues than many other countries because of how they are governed. Their issue lies upon some of their land being uninhabitable. This becomes more of an issue as their population continues to grow l...
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The Marley Country

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This week I will be covering Jamaica. Jamaica is a Caribbean country that is known as the Bob Marley country. They are also known for their inclusive vacation bundles, their beaches and the signature reggae music.  Jamaica has had history of natural disasters and very diverse climate change.  Jamaica has committed to addressing these issues through implementation of policies and their sustainable developmental goals. Their issues are brought on by "natural disasters, negative effects of climate change, and high levels of indebtedness." These are big issues for the country because it disrupts the progress of growth amongst the country. It effects them economically with being a tourists attraction, supplies/resources and employment. They plan on accelerating the progress towards the goal by implementing national priorities,  identifying mechanisms and strategies for financing, etc.  Jamaica has many resources to assist with meeting their goal, such as clean wate...
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Bounce Back Haiti

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This week I would like to focus on Haiti. Haiti is the largest country of the Caribbean, but also one of the poorest. You may have heard about them from that commercial showing sad, hungry children asking you to donate. Haiti is currently still recovering from the earthquake they suffered from in 2010.  Haiti's main issues are overpopulation, poverty and lack of sanitation. Haiti's overpopulation crisis is increasing. Their population density is almost 600 people per square mile, this prevents adequate housing, proper food distribution and limited resources needed to live. Their main issue is poverty. Almost 80 percent of the country lives in poverty. Haiti is one of the most impoverished country of the western hemisphere. Their people are suffering from lack of food and water, improper sanitation due to economic status and natural disasters. The third sustainable developmental goal is a big issue that Haiti has been enduring for years. Due to their issues they are not able...
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