Cholera, picked up from contaminated water, is claiming innocent lives in a Baghdad orphanage due to a bad sewage system. So far there have been 24 deaths across the nation, but they are scared of an outbreak. Cholera can kill in a few hours if it is left untreated. Luckily, Unicef is doing all that it can to help clean the water. They are trying to get the Iraq government to clean the water storage tanks and providing tablets to cleanse the water.
I think we're pretty lucky to live in a place which demands the water be clean, and our health be protected. With these poor children in such a bad environment, it seems like everything we complain about is pretty pointless. Next time unicef is selling those candy bars, maybe we should all pick up a few with some extra tip.
4 comments:
I think it is horrible that some countries have contaminated water or barely anything to drink and here in America people are picky about whether they consume Aquafina, Evian, or Fiji bottled water. We need to stop taking our luxuries for granted and focus more on helping those in need.
It's always good to have one of these reminders; instead of regretting what we have, we should help others. The mere fact that people choose between different kinds of water embodies our capitalist country. That is the way things are. We shouldn't feel guilty for choosing between them, since we're keeping our country up in our own way. We were born into this nation, this class, this life. Feeling guilty or regretful or even resentful does nothing.
Instead we should appreciate what we have AND help others.
I agree w/ Annie. I remember sophomore year I got to listen to this woman who went to Africa to help the people there learn to fish, and purify their water. Seeing the pictures and hearing her story was really inspiring, and showed that even though conditions may be bad there's always a way to improve something(proactivity pays off!).
Bush should be trying to give the Middle East the things that we have in the United States the first priority, like clean water, health care, etc, instead of "democracy". If Bush had done these things first, the people in the Middle East would most likely be more cooperative toward the U.S. and maybe it would help the U.S. regain some kind of positive reputation in the eyes of the international countries. It might also make the terrorists question their goals when they see the U.S. actually helping others by making the standard of living better for their people.
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