THE WORLD HUNGER

THE WORLD HUNGER 

What you can see through the picture above?

Perhaps among you will say that the picture above it looks like 'toyol' and may also have among you who feel disgust, sympathy and others. The picture above, is a picture of a boy who suffered from extreme hunger. Try you imagine, if the child is you. Are you willing to endure and have a high resilience to survive. Therefore, we should be thankful that we are born in a country that is peaceful and does not suffer from hunger.   
   Here, I've included a bit of info about the poor countries that suffer from extreme hunger:



Malnuration

·         In 2008, nearly 9 million children died before they reached their fifth birthday. One third of these deaths are due directly or indirectly to hunger and malnutrition. Malnutrition is not having enough nourishing food, with adequate amounts of protein, vitamins, minerals and calories to support physical and mental growth and development. Children who survive early childhood malnutrition suffer irreversible harm—including poor physical growth, compromised immune function, and impaired cognitive ability.

·         Around the world, 178 million children under 5 are stunted, low height for age. Of all stunted children, 90 percent live in just 36 countries, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa and South and Central Asia.

·         In countries with high levels of childhood malnutrition, the economic loss can be as high as 2-3 percent of GDP.

HUNGER AND POVERTY

- Despite years of progress against hunger, in 2010, it is estimated that 925 million people suffer from hunger. This is due to a sudden spike in global food prices and the onset of a world-wide economic crisis. 

- In 2005, the latest year for which data is available, 1.4 billion people in developing countries lived in extreme poverty, or on less than $1.25 a day, down from 1.9 billion in 1981.

                   Haiti is one of the countries suffering from extreme hunger.

  Poverty, malnutrition, high food prices, hurricanes and now an earthquake. Here are ten facts that give the measure of the hunger crisis facing Haiti, an nation which was already struggling to feed itself even before the earthquake. 

1.     Assessments show that 3 million peoplemay need humanitarian relief, including food assistance, in the wake of the earthquake.

2.     Even before the quake, 1.9 million people were ‘food insecure’, meaning they needed assistance to stave off hunger.

3.     Only 50 percent of Haiti population has access to safe drinking water.

4.     Some 55 percent of Haiti’s 9 million people live below the poverty line of US$1 a day.

5.     Rural households spend almost 60 percent of their income on food; the poorest groups spend more than 70 percent.

6.     Chronic malnutrition affects 24 percent of children under five, rising as high as 40 percent in the poorest zones.

7.     Poor diet means many women and children suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. Anaemia affects 59 percent of children between the ages of six months and 5 years.

8.     During 2008, high food and fuel prices triggered violent demonstrations and political upheaval.

9.     In the same year, three hurricanes and one tropical storm struck Haiti, killing 800 people, destroying 27,000 homes and raising the general level of hunger.

10.   Food prices have declined since September 2008, but remain higher than the four-year average.

          What is our social responsibility to help ease the world     hunger?????

                 There are several ways that we can do and take action of our daily lives to help some of the countries that experience extreme hunger. Among them is to reduce excessive food intake. As we can see today, developed countries and developing countries, there are many people suffering from obesity. By reducing the amount of food intake, we can store excess stock of food to be donated to poor countries. In addition, we must play a role in helping them to donate money, at least a little money each. This can help them to buy nutritious food. In addition, the transmission volunteer doctor there also helps the people who suffer from a shortage of doctors to seek treatment. This is because in addition to food, they also can not afford to buy medical supplies. With the help of volunteer doctors, it can reduce the number of deaths.