Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) and Structural Adjustment Loans (SALs) are commonly employed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in countries of the Global South experiencing balance of payment issues. Extensive research has shown that these programs have a detrimental impact on the health outcomes of local populations, including children’s health outcomes. This thesis examines the connection between SAPs & SALs and the concepts of necropolitics and slow violence, specifically focusing on how these programs contribute to the impoverishment of local populations. To explore this relationship, the history of the IMF and SAPs is discussed, followed by an analysis of the relevant theories: necropolitics, slow violence, and poverty. The investigation further delves into two pivotal case studies, Argentina and Ghana, bridging the historical context with theoretical perspectives. The findings indicate a correlation between the recurring implementation of SAPs and SALs and the emergence of necropolitical and slow-violence-like circumstances for the affected populations. This conclusion is supported by examining poverty rates and how they relate to the absolute poverty line over time in specified periods of interest.