ABSTRACT
The World Bank is generally credited with identifying a set of indicators for measuring poverty that move beyond the sole measure of income (World Bank Report 2008). Most notably, the World Bank has identified social indicators that include education, health and access to services, vulnerability, and social exclusion. The
poor are exposed to greater personal and environmental health risks, are less well nourished, have less information, and, because of the latter, they have a higher risk of illness and disability (Millennium Development Goals Development Report 2008). Illness increases poverty and diminishes one’s quality of life by reducing household savings, lowering one’s learning ability and reducing one’s overall productivity.
