For hundreds of years, people around the world have experienced poverty in one way or another, some worse than others. Poverty is a problem that has not been able to be solved and has never been an easy topic to talk about due to the difficulty of helping those in need and the massive number of people who suffer each year. Poverty will always exist no matter where you go or what you do. Environmental and economic problems all seem to have the same impact, namely the health of those living in poverty. Poor health is one of the main concerns of poverty and causes high mortality rates in developing countries. American influence on other countries or globalization has had a huge impact on the functioning of these countries and can open up many opportunities to build their own path to prosperity. The U.S. government can fund programs that will effectively provide aid to developing countries. People fear that globalization will lead to the loss of indigenous customs and culture. Medical research in these places can increase our knowledge of diseases and new medicines. These approaches will achieve very little, but to reduce poverty, the United States must make a long-term commitment and continue to spend large sums of money. The U.S. government should continue to provide health aid to poor countries because it will improve global health, maintain political alliances, and increase our medical knowledge. Many people argue that there is no real solution to poverty because there are too many factors when it comes to poverty. , and it is even more difficult to adopt the right approach. Some of these approaches include environment, health, economics, famine and politics. By...... middle of paper ......support. Globalization opens new doors to new ideas, which can be implemented in cultural traditions to escape poverty. Japan and South Korea are a very good example of embracing globalization and have been able to become very prosperous countries. Additionally, foreign medicine provides relief and helps to forge and create alliances and peace between countries. This will not keep the peace, but it will help poor people and educate the population. Poor countries that support the U.S. government, are open to Western culture, and want U.S. help should receive foreign aid. By helping other countries, the U.S. government will avoid wars. Otherwise, it will be a waste of money and effort to help a country that does not want to be affiliated with the US government, but is happy to give aid only when it wants to receive it. . This could prevent and ease tensions between countries.