The January 2010 earthquake led to the collapse of Haiti's social, economic and health infrastructure, exacerbating social and structural HIV risk factors.
It is visible in the disciplining of governments in the global south not yet fully integrated into the regime of free trade and open borders, and has led to sharp shrinkage in government funds for education, health, and infrastructure while exacerbating existing resource and power conflicts — all fueling displacement.
In many Latin American cities where Chagas disease is endemic, unregulated urbanization and widespread emergence of shantytowns has created serious strain on community resources and left many neighborhoods without a basic infrastructure, further exacerbating the cycle of destitution associated with this disease [ 3- 5, 11, 19].
Inadequate investment in infrastructure exacerbates the problem.
The daily frustrations are exacerbated by fraying infrastructure, much of it built with western cash and expertise with little thought for long-term sustainability.
Environmental problems are also exacerbated as public infrastructure such as sewage treatment plants and landfills have to be placed close to or within population centers.
The third-place winner in the 2017 Yale Environment 360 video contest depicts how crumbling infrastructure, exacerbated by drought, has left some residents of Havana struggling to gain access to clean water.
Even before the earthquake, Haitians' access to water and sanitation was among the worst in the world – a situation that is now greatly exacerbated by ruined infrastructure.
Although surveillance is an essential component of control programmes, this is often not well recognized in developing countries and is exacerbated by poor infrastructure and health and veterinary capacity.
But rather than alleviating issues with electricity supply, these programs are exacerbating problems in the grid infrastructure.
