Right now on TV the WHO (not the pop group - the World Health Organisation) is howling about the "problem" of infant mortality in Africa. The real problem in Africa however is not the number of infants who die, but that which survives, aggravating the overpopulation problem and prompting other charitable organisations to call for donations to feed them - at least until they can be resettled  in Europe, legally or otherwise.\nOf course the WHO is an organisation which provides a cushy living for thousands of second-rate doctors and other medical and even more administrative personnel, so none of them will say anything that may cut down on it's activities, let alone close it down altogether.  Like all the U.N. charitable organisations, it has a life of it's own and, like all living creatures, a strong will to survive.   But it's at least debatable whether many or most should be shut down.
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'I'm interested in everything, except political correctness, modern music and uncool people. I tell it like it is and for me truth is Number One.'\n\n'Nuff said!
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In most cases I would argue that the people in other contries are far worse off than then even the sick and homeless in developed nations but in the USA I would argue otherwise.  The reckless disragard for human needs displayed by big businesses and the government alike are creating a growing underclass of starving unemployed people which soon will eclipse those in other nations.\nDetroit has a statisticaly higher infant mortality rate than Ethiopia - how can this be right?\nThe USA is stupidly wealthy - waste and excess in levels beyond the contemplation of foriegn tyrants but almost all the wealth is concentrated in an emmerging super wealthy class of people while more and more normal people are disguarded as businesses move abroad for cheaper materials and cheap "slave" labour.\nAmericans need to unite as a people against the buinesses and corporations which are expanding the economy at the expense of the citezens.\n\n“the country was founded on the principle that the primary role of government is to protect property from the majority, and so it remains" - Noam Chomsky\n\nLet Oceania, Europe, Japan, and other nations help Africa and Asia - America has to helpm it's own people before they end up in the same state!
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I'm a nurse and have taken care of the "living dead" also.  It is still an agonizing desicion to have to make.  It's different to care for these people and say pull the plug than it is to have known them, loved them, and say pull the plug.  There is no right answer.  Death is immenent.  The desicion is agonizing.
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I think a lot of westerners dont think about 2nd and 3rd world countries. I think westerners have a lot of other things that press them and dont allow for the prioritization of other countries, or even states within their own country.  I think that's why you have only small handfuls of organizations that are dedicated to the cause, and many other causes. Money makes the world go 'round, so when it comes to donating, no matter where in the world, if you cant see directly where the money goes, you tend to keep it, That seems to be the norm. Hopefully that makes sense. Oh, and I am very in touch with people-their lives and cultures and tribulations. This is something that has been a factor in my family's life since before I was born and even more so today. \nI cannot say which country I would go to, because if I could travel, I'd visit them all.
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An just how would you enforce a population cap without using inhuman methads?  Those countries that have tried to regulate births frequently use inhuman methods and still fail.
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Think of it this way - not everybody in the world is having a child, or 2 children. And besides, there are ways that our world can cope with an expanding population. It's in countries where we can't cope that there's a problem. Have all the babies you want, so long as you can nurture them and care for them. Just don't build a giant house and don't support subdivisions. That's where it starts to hurt the Earth.
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Makes sense, right? God created AIDs to kill 38 million people, and most of them being Christians?\n\nAdaptation - otherwise, there would be very little malaria, flu, and other illnesses in the world. Viruses especially are hard to cure.\n\nTo respond to the girl below: being on top of the food chain has nothing to do with diseases. All animals suffer from diseases. \n\nWhy are our best minds not able to eliminate all diseases? I would like for preachers and evangelists to come up with cures, please.\n\nSure, God created "S-E-X", but what about children who got AIDs from their parents? Sure, it's their parents' fault but not their own, so why should they suffer?
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Because in the scheme of things, the rest of the world doesn't care about Africa.  The biggest and wealthiest nations support other countries.  But they don't support places like Africa, Haiti, Jamaica, etc.  What do these places have in common?  The race of most of the inhabitants of those places is the same.   It's a culture and ethnic reason why they are so far behing.  Costa Rica doesn't have that problem.  India doesn't have that problem.  Spain doesn't have that problem.  You think about it, and it will become clear.
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For one thing, birth control isn't available or is too expensive, and is against a lot of people's beliefs. Also, many traditional African societies were agricultural, so having extra family members to help grow crops and take care of things was more important than money, and so many places over there have high infant and child mortality rates you need to have more children for them to reach adulthood.
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The American government isn't doing anything to help Africa at all. There are American Christian organizations that send aid to Africa like the Red Cross from the Catholics. The Bible belt doesn't give them anything they are just cheating the public, and lining there pocket's for themselves. TV Evangelists are scam artists, that money never gets to the poor people of Africa,(They are thieves). That is why the problem never gets any better.
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This was recently an enormous issue in Britain, in the last 4 weeks; the doctors wanted to 'unplug' and the parents did not.  Search the news archives.  You kight also look for the various links which popped up during the Terry Schiavo fracas.
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this or any other community can also try thinking of saving innocent children being killed daily by Israeli army in the land occupied by them. These children many not have names like Harry or Kelly but their blood is also red and the tears their moms and families shed hurt equally bad. Malaria is also on the rise in Asian countries where poverty levels are rising, as in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and India. Afghani children are not very important in the strategic decisions of Allied occupation army hence Malaria is not being given importance there. Why do we close our eyes and pick a problem which doesn't carry chances to pinch our conscience? No doubt that every thing must be done to save children in Africa but what about others who die daily? after all they are human? or do we think that a different faith makes them subhuman? This is begging. That's how many others view this approach of saving rhinoceros and killing with smart bombs at the same time.
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Thanks to our president our country has an abstinence only policy.  This means that any organization that wants to help Africa and recieve money from the government cannot offer or teach about condoms.  It is a result of having your beloved country run by a bunch of super conservative religous fanatics.
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Very well said!\n\nRemember that the people who bring up "all the killing Christians have done" are not really worried or distressed about all the alleged killing.  \n\nThat's just their excuse for throwing rocks at a Church that teaches certain things that they don't want to hear, or that don't jive with their lifestyles.\n\nIt's the same when they blame overpopulation (which is a myth anyway) and poverty on the Church's ban on contraception.\n\nThese blamers aren't really interested in alleviating poverty -- if they were, they would sign up to sponsor a child in a poor country through the many agencies run by the Catholic Church and other Christian institutions.  \n\nNor are they interested in gaining Church-approved contraception for the world's poor.   They're just interested in getting Church-approved contraception for themselves!!!
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It really depends on who you are looking to help.\n\nThe children need clothing and school supplies.  Many NGO's (non-profits) are set up to keep kids in school and off the streets.  \n\nFamiles need food, clothing, etc, which can be donated again to the NGO's.\n\nCambodia also had very poor medical facilities and practice. Dentists are set up on the street and hospitals are almost non-existant.  The sick and unhealthy really need help with medical supplies, doctor and medical assistance, and many need shots to keep them health for the future.
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Be honest to yourself here after you get past the religion has killed more than anything else line (btw we have always had religion and they didn't start the wars PEOPLE did).  The catholic church and now its counterpart christian and other religious charity organizations do more for the needy on a daily basis that many countries do in a year.  I know its easy to blame the "religion" but please don't forget those that give daily, weekly, monthly, annually and for those that give up their services to help the needy?  Habitat for humanity (its a Christian organization - people forget quickly that Jimmy Carter is a devout christian).\n\nSo, in your perfect world of aethistic common sense what is your common sense to immediately take care of those people who now will not be?  Science cannot replace compassion and humanity.  One may argue that those are "Human" not "religious" traits I say they come from the man above.
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The continent of Africa is huge.  \n\nIn response to the person who said "they're living in a desert"-you obviously have never looked at a map or taken a geography course.  A huge amount of Africa is on a coast or in a jungle.  Africa is enormously diverse.  \n\nIn response to the person who said that over-population is the problem: You've got the wrong impression.  In some areas of Africa, a full third of the population is dying of HIV/AIDS, leaving only children and elderly behind.  Birth control, while important, is not the main issue here.  These people need solid education, without the interruption from wars and famine, and medication.  If these two things were addressed, starvation would be a thing of the past, a ghost of a nightmare.  \n\nConsider looking at www.Heifer.org for more information.