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Achieving the health Millenium Development Goals : Comments

By Jenny Goldie, published 21/9/2010

Worldwide maternal and infant mortality costs $15 billion annually. To deal with this in the 75 worst countries would cost $4-6 billion.

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There is a bipartisan agreement on focusing on MDG as the objective of Australian international aid. The Gillard government may re-calibrate this commitment, focusing on health MDGs...
Posted by kochu, Tuesday, 21 September 2010 7:34:30 AM
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I wonder if most people wouldn't be better off, if we got rid of all the organisations, ripping a living off the backs of the less fortunate.

It does seem to me, that the more there are of these organisations "helping", the worse the problem becomes.
Posted by Hasbeen, Tuesday, 21 September 2010 12:45:30 PM
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Unfortunately a bunch of bureaucrats throwing our taxes around are not going to solve any problems. With all the trillions of dollars of aid given out by governments, have not made one iota of difference. I think it's time to cut the UN and NGOs and just focus on our own problems. The global redistribution of wealth is stopping poor countries from becoming self sufficient.
Posted by Bigos, Tuesday, 21 September 2010 8:55:49 PM
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