Description
Ill health is both a cause and effect of poverty. In a vicious circle, poverty generates ill health, and poor health, in turn, brings more poverty. The EU, in order to improve the health conditions in developing countries, is taking action in health care as well as in other sectors like nutrition, water & sanitation, information & education for healthier behaviour and road safety. In health care, integrated approaches are more effective and more sustainable, this is why support is being redirected from single diseases interventions to more comprehensive health systems strengthen.