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5. Equal Allocation of Resources

Today, all individuals around the world do not have equal access to
resources. An adult male's basic energy need is around 2,800 calories a
day. The nutritional resources available on the planet are adequate to
meet every individual's needs. Still, however, much of the world is
excluded from these benefits and more than 800 million people on earth
suffer from extreme malnourishment. The daily calorie intake of 75% of
the world population (estimated at 6.85 billion people as of 2010) is much
below the minimum calorie-intake level. The number of malnourished
people changes from one country to another, owing to the uneven
distribution of food around the world. Another statistic indicates that
meeting the basic needs of the populations of developing countries (food,
drinking, water, sanitation, health care and education) would cost
roughly 40 million Dollars a year. This figure equals a mere 4% of the
combined wealth of the 225 richest people in the world. 3
As these statistics also indicate, excess resources in some countries are
unavailable in others, although of vital importance. In rich countries,
some resources no longer in use remain idle even though they could be
transferred to poor countries. The misery of some African countries is an
example with which everyone is familiar.
Global inequities are not restricted to food and water. The same
inequity is also true for health services, and that creates serious problems
around the world. Through research and breakthroughs in the domain of
medicine, many illnesses can easily be cured and prevented today. This is
possible through the medical technology employed by rich countries

coupled with their financial means. Hardly the same can be said of
underdeveloped and developing countries, however. Minor health
problems, with which the wealthy countries easily cope, pose serious
threats in poor countries.
For instance, leprosy, also known as Hanson's Disease, is an insidious
bacterial disease that flourishes mainly in the 'poverty belt' of the globe.
This disease, which has afflicted humanity since time immemorial, can be