Word: burdens
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Economists such as Lugalia questioned the wisdom of taking on the burden of new government ministries - with their attendant offices, staff, bodyguards and state-issued luxury cars - at a time when the Kenyan economy is slowing down and hundreds of thousands of displaced people still need help. The Institute of Certified Public Accountants has said the country will not be able to afford the financial burden of several new ministries, which it estimated would each cost 8.8 billion shillings (about $140 million) per year...
...Would the burden of an additional 40 or so students spread over the twelve Houses really have been so great? If so, can we expect the administration to also do away with the infamous Z-list, a small group of admits, often legacies from privileged backgrounds, that Harvard asks to take a year off before they can matriculate...
...nation-worst 2.6 runs per game, with several of its top hitters struggling mightily at the plate, including captain Matt Vance, who, since his two-homer outing last Wednesday against Holy Cross, is 2-for-24 with 10 strikeouts. According to Harvard coach Joe Walsh, Vance has taken the burden of awakening the Crimson’s struggling lineup on as a personal challenge, to the detriment of his own performance.“[Vance is] trying to do it all, trying to carry the team,” Walsh said. “I’m just hoping...
...comparison with funding for the illnesses that confront the developed world, research into disease endemic in the developing world is starved for resources. The World Health Organization estimates that 90 percent of the world’s health-related research addresses only 10 percent of global disease burden, leaving many diseases neglected by the modern research enterprise. These “neglected tropical diseases” (NTDs) include schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis, hookworm, cholera, and malaria, and account for nearly a million and a half deaths per year...
...federal government adopts a similar universal mandate, the situation in Massachusetts will have served as an informative preview of what is to come. In the United States, 47 million people currently lack health insurance, and their entrance into the world of the insured will place a huge burden on already overwhelmed primary care physicians. But even ignoring the entrance of uninsured patients into the health care system, the American Academy of Family Physicians predicts that the country will need 40,000 more family physicians by 2020 due to the aging population, a 40 percent increase over today?...