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World Simulation Ideas - 95 views

I think it would be great to add more natural disasters, along with trying to bring out the slave trade, I think we could make the slave trade more part of the game. Also I think it would be great ...

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Amanda Stueve

HEALTH-AFRICA: Beef up Budget Allocations to Achieve MDGs - 0 views

  • the Africa Health Strategy 2007-2015.
  • 15 percent of national budgets to health care,
  • It also urged governments to engage civil society and line ministries in mobilising resources for tuberculosis (TB).
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  • ‘‘Eight million Africans are dying from HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria every year. We want to stop this,'' Regis Mtutu of the Treatment Action Campaign
  • Regarding the commitment to put aside 15 percent of national budgets for health services, ‘‘only Botswana and The Gambia have met this promise'', Mtutu said.
  • included a plan to set up pharmaceutical plants for producing life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs). Mtutu pointed out that ‘‘the ministers for finance and industry were not part of the discussion. To succeed, the health ministers need mandates from their finance and industry counterparts.
  • policy officer at Oxfam Kenya office, told IPS that ‘‘‘MDGs' is just a label. It is a brand. ‘‘HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and other diseases are really the issue. It is about systems to deliver health care. This should be the starting point to meeting the MDGs,'' said Edete.
  • lthough governments have committed themselves to the MDGs and the Abuja target, some prefer to move at their own pace. Kenya's government, for example, says it will commit 12 percent of its national budget to health by 2008
  • ‘‘It should be a step-by-step approach. Each country has its own strategy. If you set a time frame it might not work. For example, you cannot expect (strife-torn) countries like Somalia, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo to reach the 15 percent target. It is not practical,'' she told IPS.
  • the political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe deserves special mention as it is also a health crisis for Africa. People living with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe cannot obtain the care they need and the climate of violence is perpetuating the epidemics of HIV and TB. ‘‘The shockwaves from the crisis in Zimbabwe are reverberating throughout the continent as refugees seek health care and other services in neighbouring countries. Our health ministers must speak out on Zimbabwe on health and humanitarian grounds,'' the coalition argued.
  • a new report, ‘‘Paying for People'', published this month (April), Oxfam estimates that 13.7 billion US dollars must be invested every year to appoint an additional 1 million teachers and 2.1 million health care workers urgently needed to break the cycle of poverty in Africa.
  • ‘‘Today in too many of the world's poorest countries health and education services are dependent on a handful of workers struggling heroically to do their jobs on pitiful wages and in appalling conditions. Becoming a doctor, nurse or teacher is like signing a contract with poverty,'' Oxfam's Elizabeth Stuart wrote in the report.
  • Africa has 13 percent of the global population and 25 percent of the global burden of disease but only 1.3 percent of the global workforce.''
    • Amanda Stueve
       
      good stat
  • The report cites Tanzania as an example. This southern African country produces 640 doctors, nurses and midwives each year. But to reach the World Health Organisation's recommended staffing levels within 10 years it would need to produce 3,500 such health workers each year. Another example is Malawi where only nine percent of health facilities have adequate staff to provide basic health care. The country loses around 100 nurses each year ‘‘who emigrate in search of a better wage'', according to the Oxfam report. Charo told IPS that Kenyan health workers are not only moving overseas but are also seeking opportunities in the private sector for better pay. ‘‘If you work for government, you get 12,000 Kenya shillings (about 172 US dollars) but in the NGO or private sector you earn 40,000 shillings (nearly 572 US dollars) a month. People are tempted to move on.'' (END/2007)
    • Amanda Stueve
       
      good stats
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    Has some good statistics. Lists lots of problems in African heatlhcare. Has some info on Africa Health Strategy, and proposes more money will solve more problems.
bmoran

Governments | Greenpeace International - 0 views

  • Industrialised nations are responsible for the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions - both today and historically. In the past, economic progress was linked directly to carbon dioxide emissions (via the burning of oil, coal and gas to generate energy). Renewable energy sources change this, but only a small number of nations have begun to implement them in earnest.
  • Two billion people – one third of the world's population – have no access to electricity for basic needs such as lighting or cooking. Getting people the clean and reliable energy necessary for essential needs such as clean water, health care facilities, heating and lighting is one of the most pressing problems facing humanity today.
  • Industrialised nations have the capital, resources and expertise to jump-start their renewable energy industries. Obviously, countries with advanced space programs, established higher educational systems and abundant cash for investment are better positioned to implement these new energy technologies then countries still struggling with basic energy needs.
Kendall

Poverty, prostitution and the girl child - 1 views

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    This article shows an example of one solution to end hunger for those living in poverty, but the supplies is not reaching those who need it, so we need to rethink this method!
rhanley

Human Rights Watch: Child Soldiers - 0 views

shared by rhanley on 22 May 07 - Cached
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    Human Rights Watch has child soldiers as a topic that needs to be addressed and the site has updated statistics on locations that are extreme cases.
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    HRW's listing of countries with child warfare issues and changes needed
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    HRW  discusses the problems of child soldiers and the countries affected by them
Aaron Scott

spiked | 'Bob Geldof, you are not our messiah' - 0 views

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    Article that criticizes specifically Bob Geldof, Bono, Tony Blair, and others behind the Group of Eight, but more broadely all westerners who believe that those in Africa need a savior, that its the White Man's Burden, to help those in need, and that we have the right answers and they can't make smart choices for themselves.
Aaron Scott

Most Poverty Solutions Miss Central Issue - The George Foundation - 0 views

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    Article that was written in response to Jeffrey Sachs "The End of Poverty". This article, like that of Easterly's, states that what is needed is a new model of poverty solution, His suggestion is that government's role should not be of manager or director of change, but rather just a catalyst for change. Also the author believes there needs to be a focus on farming, and incentives, loans, and tax breaks to help build rural areas.
Amanda Stueve

Africa --COUNTDOWN TO 2015 / IPS Inter Press Service - 0 views

  • This process has to begin with an attitude change in the people.
  • The international system cannot determine for the people the needs, however obvious the needs may be.
  • MDGs are derived from the international system rather than the domestic environment. They are thus perceived to be foreign, however good the intentions may be.
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  • Institutions in many African countries are derived from developed countries’ institutions. This makes the whole idea of independence derisory.
  • elimination of proxy wars that were constantly blamed for the underdevelopment of the third world, third world leaders would re-channel their resources in worthy directions, such as health care, education and poverty eradication.
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    An opinion is put forth here that solutions for Africa must come from Africans so that they have legitimacy. Parochialism is a hindrance to solving political and healthcare issues in Africa (because people are not aware of their rights and privileges?).
Becominga Landlord

Useful Guide Made For Landlords - 2 views

I am now able to manage my property by myself through the help given by The Pro Landlord. Purchasing this guide is a worthy investment because of the useful contents incorporated on it. It gives me...

how to become a landlord

started by Becominga Landlord on 14 Feb 12 no follow-up yet
Child Therapy

Child Therapy Works - 3 views

I have the chance of asking professional help for my kid who has been depressed for the past few weeks. We did not know what the reason was and so we asked help from NLP4Kids a reputed therapy orga...

child Therapy for children

started by Child Therapy on 23 Feb 12 no follow-up yet
rhanley

Ancient Mesopotamia - 0 views

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    For all of those who need a light/easy reading break, broken down very well   : )
Mike Wesch

Facing Power by Eric Wolf - 0 views

    • Mike Wesch
       
      Wolf's definition of Structural Power begins here.
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    You only need to read the first two pages of this one.
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    This is also available on K-State Online if you are not on campus and cannot access the article through this link.
Seiji Ikeda

Blue Man Group on Global Warming - Google Video - 0 views

    • Sara Bedell
       
      This video is really interesting, and made me realize how greatful I am to be here and that we need to do something about how we are living today, because we are destroying our planet.
Lynn Dee

The Fonly Institute: Problems with the $100 laptop - 0 views

  • Despite the fact that neither the children, their schools nor their parents will have anything to say in the creation of the design, large orders of multi-million units are planned.
    • Lynn Dee
       
      Have they asked the people who are getting these computers what they want, maybe they would have some new ideas that woudl make the computer keyed more to what they want and need rather than to match them to the upper middles class.
  • It would seem apparent that serious social research must be done to determine family, village and societal attitudes before proceeding with a program like OLPC.
Lynn Dee

Era of Green Electronics - 0 views

  • Certain materials used in electronic products are toxic and pose a threat to the environment.
  • Green electronics focuses on elimination of harmful elements and components, and recycling of electronic products at the end of life. Among the harmful elements are lead, cadmium, mercury and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE).
    • Lynn Dee
       
      there are still problems that need to be taken care of before we ship this equiptment over seas. We shoudl not overlook these environmental concerns.
  • Around 90 per cent of all electronic components contain some lead
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  • e-waste can be disposed in three ways: incineration, landfilling and recycling.
Ryan Felber

afrol News - Lack of healthcare workers a drain on new HIV/AIDS plan - 0 views

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    Lack of doctors and healthcare professionals keeps AIDs treatments from those who need it.
Lynn Dee

Power of Wind - 0 views

shared by Lynn Dee on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • Wind is safe and 100 percent clean. It’s also a cost-effective, inexhaustible and readily available source of energy.
    • Lynn Dee
       
      We need to invest more into wind, it seems to be the best solution to lots of problems.
Lynn Dee

Green Technology - Honeywell Aerospace Engineering - 0 views

  • creating affordable technology without adversely impacting engine performance, durability and reliability.
    • Lynn Dee
       
      Thats the sum up of the difficult balance of what we need to acomplish.
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