Health Care in America? How about in Africa?

[Plato]

We Americans have a lot of stuff, compared to other people around the world. Here we are, complaining that we don't have enough healthcare, and we need more now. Of course, this is all true, but what about the people of Africa?

According to a recent article from the BBC news, nearly 300 people have died in Zimbabwe in recent weeks in a chorela outbreak. The World Health Organization reports that 6,000 people have been hit by this outbreak. The water-borne disease will keep spreading because of poor sanitation and people's need for water. BBC also says that "An outbreak of cholera on this scale is rare in Zimbabwe" Even though the disease is endemic in Zimbabwe, it is the worst outbreak since the year 2000. The UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs specified that cholera has spread to every part of the country.

The worst part is the lack of treatment of the people. Many hospitals have shut down and most towns have poor water supply, uncollected waste, and broken sewers, making the problem worse. Harare's Central Hospital closed down last week and hardly a doctor or nurse is in the area. The sad part is that Cholera is treatable with anti-biotic. People dying of a curable disease is not right. We should take action against this crisis and help the less fortunate people then us.

[Drums of War]

I care about the people in Africa as much as the next person but they need to start helping themselves. I rather spend the billions we are sending them to restore America and make where I live better, not some far away place.

[ApplePi]

Originally Posted by Drums of War

I care about the people in Africa as much as the next person but they need to start helping themselves. I rather spend the billions we are sending them to restore America and make where I live better, not some far away place.

Exactly where I stand, Drums of War.

[Undilino]

well we are already living pretty high on the chain than the people in Africa they don't have a 5th of what we have.

[Plato]

Originally Posted by Undilino

well we are already living pretty high on the chain than the people in Africa they don't have a 5th of what we have.

So thats why we should help them

[Patrick Henry]

Although Africa is a terribly poor place, like Drums said, we've been helping them for a while, and they need to start helping themselves. We have problems here, in America, and deal with our own problems before we dealth with others'.

[Undilino]

Originally Posted by Patrick Henry

Although Africa is a terribly poor place, like Drums said, we've been helping them for a while, and they need to start helping themselves. We have problems here, in America, and deal with our own problems before we dealth with others'.

But what we need is to give Africa that one extra boost to make it through and become a semi successful continent.

[Patrick Henry]

Originally Posted by Undilino

But what we need is to give Africa that one extra boost to make it through and become a semi successful continent.

We've been "boosting" them for several decades now. They need to help themselves.

[Undilino]

Originally Posted by Patrick Henry

We've been "boosting" them for several decades now. They need to help themselves.

But the thing is that I would like to think that they are trying to help themselves and that they just can't do it.

[imb4u]

If they tried to keep child production at about 1/5th of what it is now most of the children would survive. right now the policy seems to be "throw some goo against the wall and see what sticks"
Africa is slowly turning into another Islamic state. We need another Islamic state like we need another polio epidemic. If the capture of Somalia by the Islamlists doesn't stir some anxiety in the leaders of the free world we have the wrong leaders