1. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
AND POVERTY

2. Why a Poverty Focus? Because the poor tend to have:
Higher disease incidence
Less access to medical services
Less financial resources to pay for quality health services
Less resources for averting behavior
Income losses from illness (informal sector; self-employed; etc)

4. ARI prevalence by quintile

5. Living in Commune Having Doctor

6. Living in Urban Commune/Ward Having Doctor

7. Averting Behavior Examples:
Purchase of bottled drinking water or point-of-use drinking water treatment
Pesticide protection equipment
Reside in less polluted neighborhoods (often more expensive)
Hygienic behavior
Ventilation for reducing indoor smoke from solid fuel burning
Switch to cleaner (more expensive) cooking fuels