Covid-19 Justin Patera

Justin Patera
Mr. Roddy
GPHC
3/29/20
Covid-19
Although I do believe that the more wealthy countries will step in to assist the more impoverished, I’m not confident that greed will not be present in the process. Despite the economic crisis the world is facing at the moment I see the more wealthy countries (France, Germany, United States, China, ect.) as having no issue aiding to some extent the more impoverished countries of the world. As these wealthy countries have poured money into their own citizens and infrastructure to try and stabilize it during this time I see them having no issue finding money to aid countries like Nicaragua or much of Africa of whom lack in infrastructure and the proper resources to fight a pandemic such as this. Despite the fact that the article lists a few advantages these poorer countries may have (such as experience with other deadly diseases) they are still in need of resources to battle these diseases and were in need of those same resources when previously dealing with diseases. The important thing to note in all of this is that whether or not these more wealthy countries decide to help the countries in Africa who are currently dealing with the Ebola Virus (still) and other countries that are simply impoverished will ultimately come back to bite them in the butt. Yet, there is still the factor of greed. I believe the wealthy countries are so self absorbed that the aid they will, or may, end up giving these poorer countries simply will not be enough to help fight against this pandemic. This would ultimately lead to a worsened global condition than if these wealthy countries put in the proper amount of resources. 

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