This morning over my mug of tea I read this in the BMJ,
The Human Development Report estimates that the additional cost needed to achieve the millennium development goals on water and sanitation [i.e. to halve the number of people without access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 2015] is US$10billion a year -half what the developed world spends annually on mineral water.
Eshelby K. Dying for a Drink. BMJ 24 Mar 2007; 334: 610-612. It’s a short article worth reading, critiquing the development approach which has prioritized healthcare over clean water and sanitation and continues to fumble these goals despite proclaimed intent. [Just as a point of clarification, healthcare deserves to be priority but is inseparably linked to clean water and sanitation.] The article ultimately begs the question that is ever ready on my lips . . . where is our commitment? . . . can we justify these inequalities? . . . do we really want to try?
The Human Development Report estimates that the additional cost needed to achieve the millennium development goals on water and sanitation [i.e. to halve the number of people without access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 2015] is US$10billion a year -half what the developed world spends annually on mineral water.
Eshelby K. Dying for a Drink. BMJ 24 Mar 2007; 334: 610-612.
It’s a short article worth reading, critiquing the development approach which has prioritized healthcare over clean water and sanitation and continues to fumble these goals despite proclaimed intent. [Just as a point of clarification, healthcare deserves to be priority but is inseparably linked to clean water and sanitation.] The article ultimately begs the question that is ever ready on my lips . . . where is our commitment? . . . can we justify these inequalities? . . . do we really want to try?