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...Andrew Wakefield, a gastroenterologist at London's Royal Free Hospital, published a study in the prestigious medical journal Lancet that linked the triple Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism and bowel disorders in children. The study - and Wakefield's subsequent public statements that parents should refuse the vaccines - sparked a public health panic that led vaccination rates in Britain to plunge...
Cambridge has approximately 500 utility accounts, including street lights, traffic lights, and gas and oil heating, according to Ellen F. Katz, fiscal director of the city’s public works department...
...donations can save lives. Miraculous stories of rescue missions abound, operating rooms have been established, and urgent medical care is being delivered—but the resources are still outstripped by the need for them. As the rescue missions subside, the long-term task of rebuilding the infrastructure and public institutions in Haiti—a task that has often gone without proper international support for 200 years—will continue. As the international spotlight fades from Haiti, this task will become even more difficult...
...must support efforts to rebuild Haiti in the long term—both as donators and as political agents making claims on our government. This requires that public institutions have adequate resources, tertiary education institutions give Haitians preference in admissions, and that jobs for Haitians are created with the recent influx of aid. One organization that is working with the public sector and will continue to work in Haiti after all of the cameras and news media leave is Partners In Health, an NGO that has been operating in Haiti for 25 years delivering free medical care to the rural...
...from Haiti, the number of charitable donations will likely decrease. If Haiti is to have enough resources for rebuilding more, wealthy governments will have to make sustained commitments. What is needed is a Marshall Plan for Haiti that tackles problems comprehensively and allows the rebuilding of both physical and public institutions. As citizens, we must not forget that our government’s budget ought to reflect our priorities, and the outpouring of donation and support for Haiti should be seen as a reflection of Americans’ political willingness to support reconstruction. As political agents, we must ensure that...