Stories about Health from August, 2007
Maldives: Secret Haven for Pedophiles
Maldivian bloggers are expressing outrage over the prevalence of child sexual abuse in the country and the lack of firm action by the government to address the issue. Maldives has been rocked by the news of four rapists receiving a light sentence after a judge decided that because the raped...
Puerto Rico: Illegal Licensing Scheme
As news broke in Puerto Rico over a massive illegal medical licensing scheme, Gil the Jenius writes: “The basic principle of caring for the patient's health has taken a back seat to greed, narrow self-interest and corporate profits.”
Bulgaria: More on the Tripoli Six Release
Petya of bighead notes the overwhelming difference between reactions of Bulgarian and non-Bulgarian media on the release of the Tripoli Six. Declan Bultler guestblogs on “Liberty, Justice, HIV and Libya” over at Charkin Blog, and posts a Nature editorial “calling for Libya to go beyond the welcome political solution found...
Haiti: Simple Technology
“The teenagers in Haiti with rheumatic heart disease break our hearts when we examine their broken hearts.” Dr. John Carroll quotes The New England Journal of Medicine to support his view that simple technology can work wonders in resource-poor countries like Haiti.
Armenia: Smoking
Zarchka voices her disgust over smoking and how entrenched it is in Armenian society.
Bahamas: Conference on the Americas
Rick Lowe attended the Conference on the Americas and blogs about his experience at WeblogBahamas.com.
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