Many historical events had led to what is Dominican Republic today. Being and independent country is also a problem because since they don't receive help from others is more difficult to have a better economy situation. This country is a very poor one in which many houses are small and most of the time have no electricity or running water. Some of the issues are health issues (HIV), Natural Disasters, Colonization, and its economy.
Many health issues are occurring in Dominican Republic and they may be caused because of the poverty and prostitution of women what causes many women to have HIV. Women with HIV in this country are being discriminated and also pregnant women. In order to a women can get a job it should not have HIV just because they said so and when they try to get a job all women are tested of HIV. Because of this many women don't try to get a job because of the fear of HIV testing or their HIV to be revealed. This thing happen a lot in this country because sex education campaigns don't address people right. But this is not the only health issue happening, theirs also many infectious and parasitic disease that are caused because of the poverty, including unsanitary water, inadequate housing,and poor nutrition.
Something that had affected Dominican Republic is colonization. When Christopher Columbus colonized this country on 1492 he treated the ones that live their unfairly. He think that they were nothing and put them as slave also many Africans were bring as slaves. Since many people were slaves or poor it is very difficult to get into a higher social class. In 1795 France defeated Spain in a war and Spain gave them the eastern two-third of Hispaniola and under French control the economy declined. Also when French were under control slave situation start growing.
Natural disasters such as hurricanes had affected the country and its economy. On 1979 two hurricanes leave more than 200,000 people homeless and cause many damage. The damage cause by this two hurricanes worth 1billion dollars whose affect the economy and also the high fuel price and low sugar prices had affected too. And other disasters were a powerful hurricane on 1930 that killed more than 8,000 people and severe floods that occur in the south west and part of Haiti, this floods leave more than 2,000 people dead or disappeared.
Dominican Republic has a mixed economy, this country is known as a very poor one but it also have its middle and high class. The economy is based in large services such as agriculture, tourism, trade, finance, manufacturing, and telecommunications. In 20th century the economy became more diversified and this help the growth of economy which helped the growing of middle class and the acceleration rate of urbanization. The low poverty level remains in three-fifths. The government also help in the economic growth.
Today theirs a health issue happening in Dominican Republic. Cholera is an infection that is caused by consuming contaminated water or food. The main symptoms are diarrhea and vomiting; this infection can caused death. In Dominican Republic theirs some cases confirmed and to prevent it you must take some precautions.
Today theirs a health issue happening in Dominican Republic. Cholera is an infection that is caused by consuming contaminated water or food. The main symptoms are diarrhea and vomiting; this infection can caused death. In Dominican Republic theirs some cases confirmed and to prevent it you must take some precautions.
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