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| Africa: Subsaharan |
| War Wrecks Liberia Health Care System |
| 2004-02-14 |
| Women, minorities affected most ... oh sorry, thought this was the New York Times. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - After more than a decade of war, less than 10 percent of Liberians have access to health care and only about 25 percent have access to safe drinking water, the U.N. Environment Program said Friday. Brilliant! Holmes, how do you do it? In 2003, just 25 doctors were working in Liberia’s public health system and the nation of 3.3 million had only one functioning sewage system, UNEP said in a report. "And it’s backed up!" "The impact of conflict on Liberia’s human and urban environments cannot be overstated. During 14 years of war, one in three Liberians has been displaced (and) more than half a million remain in temporary housing or camps," the report, "Desk Study on the Environment in Liberia," said. Wonder what the per diem was for writing that? Klaus Toepfer, UNEP’s executive director, said the key to Liberia’s reconstruction was protecting its forests, which he described as "the asset of this country." A U.N. Security Council ban on Liberia’s timber trade took effect July 5 to prevent Taylor’s government from chopping down protected forests to finance rebel groups in the region. Toepfer said the ban should remain in place until the troubled country has an effective and independent forest authority. With the UN’s help that will be in about 25 years. Liberia’s forestry and logging sector made up nearly 26 percent of the country’s gross domestic product and almost 58 percent of export revenue in 2002, according to the International Monetary Fund. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 F**kin Duh isn't a monthly at the UN, it's a daily. At least. I too will use the proper syntax; I'll even put a '™' on it if tu and .com wish :-) |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-2-14 11:27:49 PM |
| #4 tu3031 - Lol! I thought it was F**kin Duh... In the future I will post it as f**kin Duh - the correct syntax. ;-) |
| Posted by: .com 2004-2-14 10:18:09 PM |
| #3 Yes, I heard rumors that wars will do that. Was this article in "Duh", the UN beareaucrats monthly magazine? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-14 9:44:50 PM |
| #2 Get Hillary and her Health Care Task Force there. Stat! |
| Posted by: ed 2004-2-14 6:53:37 PM |
| #1 I'm sure the UN will be willing to provide assistance, just like they did with the Oil for Food program... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-2-14 3:18:29 PM |