One environmental health issue I am interested in is the
famine and lack of food in the horn of Africa. For those of you that do not
know what the horn of Africa is, it is Northeast Africa (Dijbouti, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, and Somalia). This part of Africa suffers from severe droughts, which
in turn makes it hard for any food to be grown here or for any living thing to
survive in these extreme conditions.
Because
food is very scarce in these countries the price of foods like corn, tomatoes,
and grain are very expensive. Individuals that do not have the money to afford
these expensive produce do not get to eat which increases starvation. Starvation and the lack of food and water leads to other diseases. In the
upcoming years I would like to see America and other countries come together in
an effort to help fight hunger in the horn of Africa.
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