[Marxism] What the First World Owes South Africa

[S. Artesian]

The Lancet, whose editorial commitment to public health is excellent, has 
printed critical surveys and analyses of the worldwide public health 
situation, with great emphasis on Africa, the countdown to the 2015 
Millenium Development Goals, etc.  Included is the mis-distribution of 
health care professionals from less developed to more developed countries.

South Africa was host to the Countdown 2008 conference on the MDGs. The 
Lancet, which has spoken against the export of health-care workers to the 
advanced countries, pointed out that mortality rates for children under 5 
years of age have increased since 1990,  pointing out that increasing 
extreme poverty rates (those living on less than US$1/day have increased by 
80% since the end of apartheid), and increasing inequality, with poor 
funding of the public health care service, are the reasons for South 
Africa's failure to achieve interim improvements in public health.

Subscriptions are expensive.  There is a website, but I don't know how much 
content is made available there for free.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter Lippmann" <walterlx at earthlink.net>
To: <sartesian at earthlink.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 4:59 PM
Subject: [Marxism] What the First World Owes South Africa