“Although there are many
similarities between our vulnerability to
infectious diseases and that of our ancestors,
there is one distinct difference: we have the
benefit of extensive scientific knowledge” (7).
True enough, but Who are “we”?
similarities between our vulnerability to
infectious diseases and that of our ancestors,
there is one distinct difference: we have the
benefit of extensive scientific knowledge” (7).
True enough, but Who are “we”?
Those most at risk for emerging infectious diseases
generally do not, in fact, have the benefit of
cutting-edge scientific knowledge. (I)nfections pass easily across borders—social and geographic—while resources,
including cumulative scientific knowledge, are blocked at customs".
generally do not, in fact, have the benefit of
cutting-edge scientific knowledge. (I)nfections pass easily across borders—social and geographic—while resources,
including cumulative scientific knowledge, are blocked at customs".
This paragraph from a '96 paper by Dr. Paul Farmer, director of @PIH is absolutely devastating in how much truth it contains.
We're not really "one world": far from it.
But also many worlds *within* each country: think @Gapminder @HansRosling percentiles, not averages!
#inequity
We're not really "one world": far from it.
But also many worlds *within* each country: think @Gapminder @HansRosling percentiles, not averages!
#inequity
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