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Posted in Philanthropy, Policy, Politics on Oct 14th, 2010
Of all the pressing issues confronting the developing world, cancer gets comparatively short shrift. And yet, a majority of new cancer diagnoses come from developing countries. The fact that these countries are significantly less capable to care for the afflicted than, say, the United States, where cancer has been a leading health priority for many [...]
Posted in Africa, Economy, Philanthropy, United States on Feb 26th, 2010
“Liberia is not a poor country. It is a country that has been managed poorly,” according Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia’s president and Africa’s first female head of state. Poverty is both a cause and a consequence of violent conflict, which decimates economies, destroys infrastructure, and undermines a state’s capacity to meet basic needs. Yet Sierra [...]
Posted in Africa, Economy, Philanthropy, Policy, Politics, United States on Feb 26th, 2010
“I fear my own conscience on Africa. I fear the judgment of future generations,” former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is quoted as saying. “I fear their asking how can wealthy people, so aware of such suffering, so capable of acting, simply turn away?” While in office, that sentiment led Blair to commit British troops [...]