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...health delivery programs in AIDS and other diseases; however, in order for these efforts to succeed in developing effective health systems that are accessible by the poor, universities must continue to support the quantitative and qualitative research that establishes decision-making principles in global health delivery. Universities must also commit to training a generation of future leaders, especially those from developing nations, in the multi-disciplinary field of global health delivery. Just as medical schools require two years of hands-on training through clinical rotations, so must research universities establish research and experiential learning opportunities overseas for future practitioners...
...Believers and nonbelievers have a moral duty to do what is right, an obligation that stems not wholly from religion but more from a universal moral law that guides free men and women everywhere. There is a greater voice that speaks to all of us every time we commit a deed that is contrary to our place in the world. Why not do the best we can while here on earth for a short time? John J. Pino, NEWTOWN SQUARE...
...fair elections more seriously recently. Most notably, President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria was forced out last year when his term was up. At the same time, continent-wide reforms have improved governance. At the end of the last century, African rulers, led by Mbeki and South Africa, began to commit to the rule of law, human rights, and free and fair elections. The Organisation of African Unity, little more than a club for dictators, was reconstituted as the African Union, with aspirations to rule Africa better and a mandate to intervene in countries suffering coups or genocidal civil wars...
...would benefit from Puerto Rican teachers. Boston recruiters hope to hire over 40 new bilingual teachers in the next five years. Although they are eager for applicants, the decision process is far from indiscriminate: Teachers must have past educational experience in Puerto Rico as well as the willingness to commit to a master’s degree and a three-year contract. Despite the need for bilingual education, recruiting teachers should not be considered a cure-all for the persistent achievement gap. Many disparities in educational achievement are attributable not only to linguistic differences but to socioeconomic ones...
...sins that plague our society [March 24]. Believers and nonbelievers have a moral duty to do what is right, an obligation that stems not wholly from religion but more from a universal moral law. There is a higher voice that speaks to all of us every time we commit a deed that is contrary to our place in the world. Why not do the best we can while we are here on earth? John J. Pino, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania...