Huelga de médicos causa estragos en clínicas de Haití

Huelga de médicos causa estragos en clínicas de Haití

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies, Other, History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

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Wayground Content

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The video discusses the dire situation in Haiti's healthcare system, focusing on a family's struggle to get medical attention for their grandfather amidst a nationwide healthcare strike. The strike, driven by demands for better pay and conditions, has left hospitals without essential supplies and staff, exacerbating the country's already short life expectancy. The economic hardships faced by healthcare workers, earning meager salaries, further highlight the crisis.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What obstacle did Mácula and Yosef face when trying to get medical care for their grandfather?

The hospital was closed for renovations.

The hospital was too far away.

There was a healthcare strike preventing treatment.

They arrived at the wrong hospital.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the healthcare workers in Haiti demanding during the strike?

Higher wages and better conditions

New hospital buildings

More vacation days

Free healthcare for all

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What has taken over the empty hospital corridors during the strike?

Mosquitoes

Protesters

Flies

Stray animals

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the reasons patients are suffering in Haitian hospitals?

Lack of basic supplies

Lack of doctors

Old medical equipment

Too many patients

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the healthcare strike affect Haiti's life expectancy?

It contributes to a shorter life expectancy.

It improves life expectancy.

It makes life expectancy unpredictable.

It has no effect.