In countries where poor health is common, labour productivity suffers.

Poor accessibility of health facilities and services.

The success stories in public health for the poor are multiplying.

The costs to the US of allowing so many of its children to grow up in poverty, poor health, poor schools, and poor housing are staggering.

The source of poor and uneven health outcomes lies in the disparities in household incomes and physical access to health services.

Today, vast differences remain in reproductive health status between rich and poor countries.

Poor children do not have reasonable access to health care.

Health care for the poor (Medicaid) is a shared responsibility.

As a result, they are increasingly vulnerable to poor health.

The Social Safety Net Program provides the poor with free health services at government health centers and hospitals and makes available supplementary food to children under five and pregnant lactating women in poor villages.

Poor countries cannot forever have their health services run from abroad.

Given this risk, Kyong hui s poor health is a significant hindrance.

Poor health and nutrition in the early years of life perpetuate the cycle of poverty and intergenerational under achievement for poor families and societies.

For example, obesity and poor dental health (just Google dental health impact on general health ) are not only treatable they are also generally preventable.

Bird had lifelong poor health and died at the age of 39.

They still carry the scars of malnutrition, inadequate education and poor health.

Health care professionals (doctors, nurses, public health workers) can also have poor health literacy skills, such as a reduced ability to clearly explain health issues to patients and the public.

In late September 2011, Évora's agent announced that she was ending her career due to poor health.

Some Parties indicated that climate change impacts on human health will be exacerbated by existing poor conditions arising from insufficient potable water, low governmental budget for health, and environmental degradation, especially in marginal areas which are home to the poor.

Moreover, Russia s demographic crisis continues, sustained by poor public health and inadequate investment in a social safety net.

Poor hygiene, sanitation and water exacerbate poverty by reducing productivity and elevating health care costs.

Discrimination and exclusion result in poverty, low literacy levels and poor health, and make these groups particularly vulnerable in the labour market.

But poor countries are capable of establishing effective public health programs rapidly when they are helped.

Being born poor or in a remote village should not consign anybody to the misery of going without decent health care.

Poor health can be caused by a lack of required nutrients or, in extreme cases, too much of a required nutrient.

But so would the appearance of a new virulent pandemic disease in a poor country with no effective health care system.

A number of public private partnerships have been established in the last decade to address the health needs of the poor.

The elderly have an especially great problem with health care who are, beside their poor financial state, additionally limited in their approach to health care because of the inadequate public transportation.

There was a direct link between the health of ecosystems and food security, improved health, asset building, risk reduction and more secure lives for the poor.

Second, public financing of health care frees the poor to use their money to satisfy other needs.

Some NGO s and Chernobyl charities have responded with disbelief, citing as evidence the general population s admittedly poor health.

Poor people live in poor neighborhoods with poor schools.

In poor households, they are also likely to receive less food than boys, placing their physical health and development at even greater risk.

The health development plan also uncovered the weakness of national health care coverage (32 per cent), entailing poor health care management, with only one doctor for more than 75,000 inhabitants, whereas the World Health Organization (WHO) norm is one doctor for 1,000 inhabitants.

And those phones are helping to bring banking, health care, education, business, government services, and entertainment to the poor.

The new budget is also likely to do little to improve India s poor education and primary health care systems.

Teenage pregnancy is a common occurrence, and it is the consequence of the youth's poor knowledge of reproductive health.

Teenage pregnancy is a common occurrence, and it is the consequence of the youth's poor knowledge of reproductive health.

According to the United Nations, in both developing and industrial countries, threats to health security are usually greater for poor people in rural areas, particularly children.

In addition, lack of access to basic services, such as education and health care, limits the opportunities available to poor people, while social exclusion and lack of a voice prevent poor people from fully participating in decisions that affect their lives.

The lack of cultural sensitivity on the part of women's health care providers toward the rural recipient, remains an issue in rural communities, and continues to threaten the cost of effective women's health care, and contributes to a higher risk of poor health among women.

My wish is that TED assist us in our work and help us to build a high quality rural health system in a poor country, Rwanda, that can be a model for Africa, and indeed, for any poor country anywhere in the world.

The rich have long fought against taxation needed to increase investment in the education and health of the poor, perpetuating deep social divisions and leaving many people without the health and skills that global competitiveness requires.

It focuses directly on the poor, and on delivering services for example, education, health care, and microcredit to their communities.

Why should we remain poor when a coveted product is plenty and mined at the expense of the locals' health