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Country Profile of Haiti Haiti became the world's first black-led republic and the first independent Caribbean state when it threw off French colonial control and slavery in a series of wars in the early 19th century.
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Haiti: How to help the country International charities are appealing for donations to help Haiti.
In the UK the DEC - an umbrella group which launches and co-ordinates responses to major disasters overseas - has launched a Haiti...
Help to Haiti after the earthquake International efforts to help Haiti in the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake are under way, as governments around the world and aid agencies mobilise search and rescue teams and aid supplies.
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This will be a very interesting topic to discuss further. Many Americans have no clue as to the American government’s involvement in Haiti ohhh since 1910 give or take a few years. We must ask ourselves the question, why is Haiti such a poor country? The answer is that the U.S. government had a lot to do with why Haiti is such in a horrible position. Also, what role has the CIA played in Haiti.
The below video points out that the Israeli’s who came from half way around the world have already set up field hospitals with modern equipment and surgery rooms. But the yes, has not. Hummm why is that? We will look into this in future post.
Interesting report done by CNN….wow isn’t that amazing. A report from Barbra O’Brien stated that to win its support for health care reform, the Obama Administration has promised that any reform legislation will ban the government from negotiating lower drug prices. So Big Pharma can charge whatever it wants for patented drugs. In return, the pharmaceuticals soon will begin a $150 million advertising campaign on behalf of reform.
A must watch about Healthcare companies, Republicans and Democrats trying to destroy the Public Option of Healthcare. Don’t believe them!
PBS pointed out that the health and insurance industries are spending more than a million, 400 thousand dollars a day, just to destroy the “public option” – the truly non-profit, wieldy, round-up and not round-down, government, from helping you pay your medical bills with about a billionth of the recklessness with which it is still paying Halliburton and its spinoffs to kill your kids. And much of this money is going to, and through, Republicans. But that’s the real point tonight.
Not all of it is going through Republicans…
The New York Times reports US hospitals are increasingly deporting seriously injured or ill immigrants who cannot find nursing homes willing to accept them without insurance. The hospitals often conduct the deportations on their own, without assistance from US immigration authorities. Some immigrant rights advocates describe the procedure as a kind of international patient dumping. Dr. Steven Larson of the University of Pennsylvania said, “Repatriation is pretty much a death sentence in some of these cases. I’ve seen patients bundled onto the plane and out of the country, and once that person is out of sight, he’s out of mind.” At least one private company, MexCare, can be hired to handle deportations for hospitals.
Other post on health care include my posts on how the national health care plan of Japan is structured. If you want to see how other countries are doing it check it out!
I just watched this film and it was a very emotional film. This is a MUST see for everyone who does or does not have health care. Moore points out a lot of good points about our goverment and the insurance companies. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield is just one of the many insurance companies that are mentioned in this film.
Here is part of Sicko. Watch Sicko! Do you have any stories about health care? What is your opinion of the below clip?
This year the President will speak once again to the American public on how much he is committed to social and economical development. Last year he boldly announced in his speech about developing alternative fuel from switchgrass and other sources. Well here we are in 2007 and no research or developments have been made in that area. The President is full of lies and empty promises. He is all talk and no action when it comes down to providing and enhancing middle and lower class Americans.
So, when he speaks tonight on how much he plans to do in terms on energy, social and economic developments, I would say “Mr. Bush, what exactly have you done for us in those areas. Did you not say the same thing last year and the year before that….?”
A report done by Jennifer Parker of ABC News found out the following on the empty promises of President Bush .
Promise Not Kept:
Making Bush’s First-Term Tax Cuts Permanent
Passing the Line-Item Veto
Guest Worker Program
Affordable Health Care
Medical Liability Reform Legislation
Baby Boomers Commission
Make the Research and Development Tax Credit Permanent
Pass Legislation to Ban Human Cloning
Switch Grass and Other Fuel Technologies
End Waiting Lists for AIDS Medicines in America
Now in all fairness he has made progress in the areas of hybrid car research and new technology for zero emission plants. It’s good that the Americans are investing hybrid car technology. But, in all honestly, we are far behind the Japanese in that area. The Japanese are at least 10 years ahead of American companies like Ford and GM with being able to produce efficient hybrid automobiles. One only needs to take a look at why Toyota and Honda are the best selling. Soon, Ford and GM will no longer be able to compete with better cars made from Japan.
In any event, I think we can be assured that the domestic issues that Mr. Bush is set to talk about tonight will be nothing more than a qwaking duck.
Access to safe drinking water is key to the livelihood of millions of people living in rural areas in the third world. The lack of a clean water facility not only affects the health of the family but also brings secondary affects along with it. For example, contaminated water has proven to slow income growth of families who drink it as oppose to families who have accessibility to safe drinking water.
UNICEF is one of the many organizations who provide economic and technical assistance to the third world. A reported done by UNICEF in 2003 indicated that only 41 percent of the country had access to proper bathroom facilities. Currently, UNICEF is working with the Vietnamese government to provide the proper water infrastructures to the poorest rural communities. Historically, the northern part of Vietnam has been the poorest compared to the south. A project which was recently completed, provided a clean water facility in Dai Phac village. Steve Nettleton of UNICEF “Dai Phac Commune takes water from a natural spring, purifies it and then pumps safe water directly to villagers’ homes. The system has made a dramatic improvement in the lives of people…”
Bringing awareness of the disadvantages that the people of the third world are faced with on a daily basis is a goal of mine. Please visit this link on how you can make a difference to the millions of people who live in poverty.
This year the President will speak once again to the American public on how much he is committed to social and economical development. Last year he boldly announced in his speech about 
Access to safe drinking water is key to the livelihood of millions of people living in rural areas in the third world. The lack of a clean water facility not only affects the health of the family but also brings secondary affects along with it. For example, contaminated water has proven to slow income growth of families who drink it as oppose to families who have accessibility to safe drinking water. 
