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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Unhygienic conditions

Unhygienic conditions

  • Unsanitary conditions
  • Unhealthy sanitation practices
  • Lack of preventive sanitation
  • Inadequate public health conditions

Broader

Unhealthy human environment
Presentable
Lack of quality
Presentable
Inadequate primary health care
Presentable

Narrower

Factory farming
Excellent
Unhealthy cities
Presentable
Infectious drinking water
Presentable
Inadequate sanitation infrastructure
Presentable
Inadequate disposal of hospital waste
Presentable
Failure to conform to international health standards
Presentable
Use of unsterilized equipment
Yet to rate
Unsanitary markets
Yet to rate
Unhygienic clothing
Yet to rate
Substandard abattoirs
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Infant mortality
Excellent
Hookworm
Excellent
Unequal regional distribution of deaths
Presentable
Typhoid fever
Presentable
Trichinosis
Presentable
Smallpox
Presentable
Microbial contamination of food
Presentable
Meningitis
Presentable
Massive avoidable ill-health
Presentable
Dysentery
Presentable
Chagas' disease
Presentable
Abortion-related deaths of mothers
Presentable

Aggravated by

Uncontrolled urban development
Excellent
Uncoordinated social services in urban areas
Presentable
Toxic blue-green algae in drinking water
Presentable
Inadequate land drainage
Presentable
Fragmented planning of community life
Presentable
Underdeveloped provision of household services
Yet to rate
Irregular cleanup campaigns
Yet to rate
Ignorance of health and hygiene
Yet to rate
Discrimination in access to sanitation services
Yet to rate

Reduced by

Excessive animal sanitary regulations in international travel
Presentable

Strategy

Providing sufficient preventive sanitation
Presentable
Meeting community sanitation needs
Presentable
Improving food hygiene
Presentable
Evaluating effects of world trade agreements on public health
Presentable
Safeguarding public health
Yet to rate
Improving unsanitary conditions
Yet to rate
Improving conditions
Yet to rate
Correcting unhealthy sanitation practices
Yet to rate
Abstaining from preventive sanitation
Yet to rate

Value

Unsanitary
Yet to rate
Unhygienic
Yet to rate
Unhealthiness
Yet to rate
Lack
Yet to rate
Inadequacy
Yet to rate
Health
Yet to rate
Illness
Yet to rate

Web link

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and SanitationSustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Subject
  • Government » Public
  • Health care » Health
  • Societal problems » Hygiene
  • Societal problems » Inadequacy
  • Societal problems » Prevention
  • Societal problems » Scarcity
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Dec 19, 2024