The deteriorating global economic outlook is increasing worries among health experts on the effects that the economic crises will have on people's health.
As the World Health Organization stated in 2009, "It is not yet clear what the current financial crisis will mean for low-income and emerging economies, but many predictions are highly pessimistic."
In low-income countries, economic crises lead to reduction in demand for imports — including medicines and medical supplies and technology — and falling remittances from family members working outside the country. In addition, there is less government revenue to finance health and social services.