I find it really interesting that Dr. Shahi suggested to his colleagues at Rockefeller that organizations like theirs were responsible for global health issues by going in to a country and trying to reduce their mortality rates without addressing the social issues that contribute to the high birth rates.
While Dr. Shahi's suggestion really brings a sobering new perspective into the whole idea of "saving the world"-- where good intentions may not necessary lead to good outcomes--it also tells us that public health is making some progress. We are no longer just trying everything that we think might work and seeing what sticks, but rather we are now evaluating our actions before actually trying them out to truly address global health issues.
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reading your post made me think of dr. paula's disaster management class...relief after a disaster is great but you must first ask the community you are going in what they need. for example, after the tsunami, tons of fishing boats were donated so that fishermen can go back to earning a living but unfortunately no one bother to ask what kind of boats they needed and boats are just sitting along the shore not being used.
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