In recent years, wealthy countries, multinational organizations, and philanthropies have increasingly mobilized to address global health issues such as the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases. To help inform these efforts, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Pew Global Attitudes Project released findings Dec. 13 from their new report on a 47-country survey that provides information about how people around the world perceive and prioritize health in their countries and gauge the efforts of donor nations.
Preventing and treating HIV/AIDS is the top-rated health priority in the countries surveyed in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Fighting hunger and malnutrition is the top priority among countries surveyed in Latin America and the Middle East. And access to health care is seen as the top priority in Central/Eastern Europe.
Majorities in nearly every country surveyed say wealthier countries are not doing enough to help poorer nations with problems such as economic development, reducing poverty, and improving health. But among countries surveyed that were major recipients of development aid, people were more likely to say that wealthy nations are doing enough to help poorer nations. In addition, the survey shows substantial support among wealthier nations to do more to help poorer nations. Download the report.
