Globalization Has Had A Negative Impact On Health, Diseases and The Environment

Globalization is a term that has been interpreted in various ways; overall it entails the advancing combination of economics, politics, and societies. From the main definition branches numerous dimensions in which the idea of Globalization can be looked through. The health and environmental dimension of globalization is the most relevant to everyday life. This mostly affects citizens of developing or under developed countries. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is rapidly influencing most every underdeveloped country in the world , resulting healthcare becoming a globalized issue. As a society, there is a belief that people should go out and educate other countries about this disease and promote precautions for it. It has become a worldwide issue. Similarly, there have been many environmental issues dealing with globalization, because natural have progressively been integrating into an international economy. The race for technological superiority has taken a toll on the environment through the consumption of natural resources. As the natural resources dwindle, and the countries grow they continue to produce more pollution. Pollution is another threat that globalization poses to the environment. Globalization has negatively affected the international community through the issues of health and diseases and damage the environment.

Throughout history there have been numerous cases of health and diseases that have impacted human life globally. During the thirteenth century the bubonic plague ravaged the continent of Asia, and then began to move swiftly through Europe. The plague devastated about twenty-five million people in Europe. Surprisingly, this disease spread rapidly by the use of trade routes. Similarly, during the ...

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...produced a lot of the issues of global warming, pollution and natural resource scarcity. Meanwhile, the developing countries are striving to reach the industrialized state of the developed countries which also contributes to the production of some of these issues. So in fact it turns out to be a divide of views on who is responsible for these issues between the developed and developing world. Only way to address these issues is to reach a complete understanding of both sides. Developed countries are in fact mainly responsible for the overuse of natural resources and pollution through the use of industrialization. Meanwhile, developing countries are responsible for the high population levels and probably will not slow down until they reach a level of economic success. So in fact the developed and developing countries must come to a median on their economical plans.