thoughts while studying....III

a recent Pew study found that people that watch fox news know more about the news than those who listened to npr. hmmm, amazing that we needed a study to prove that those who watched a news channel, knew more about the news, than those that listened to npr whose aim is to provide a wide array of intellectual stories. amazing.

also, in the news culture of today, i am confused as to why it has become the mark of the intelligent, a mark of being "in the know" for those who know about the news. so what if you watch cnn, go to cnn.com, listen to npr on your way home, and read newsweek in the bathroom. how does that make you a more informed person and someone better to tackle the world? i don't think that knowledge of the news is what makes a person informed and smarter person, it is action and independent thought. not what some news agency tells you to know.

thoughts while studying...II

in the same manner which one thinks their religion is the right and final answer and then uses the world around them to justify is similar to how scientists and physicians take the final and right answer to be the human body, and it is up to them to discover the intricacies of how it is put together

thoughts while studying....

we have to move past first world, developing world, and third world groupings which base a nation's worth on simple economic terms. how this relates to global health and terminology in general is that we have to start examining countries/people for what they can bring to the table, what they can offer us, what is their strengths and qualities versus just seeing how WE can help THEM. we're all in this together. the more we group and differentiate, the further someone's humanity is from us.

facts/articles about health care in India

got all these facts/numbers from one email from the global health council. felt compelled to share.

- A study among young brides in the northern Uttar Pradesh state found that 71 percent knew nothing about how sex happens and 83 percent did not know about pregnancy (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL283214.htm)


- The number of people using condoms, while having casual sex, is only 3.4% in Bihar. The percentage is highest at 69.3% in Punjab. Only 24% women in Delhi use condoms for family planning, while the national figure is a mere 6%, says the National Family Health Survey. (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/2000_condom_machines_for_city/articleshow/3173941.cms)

- This means that of the 54 lakh pregnant women in UP, more than 38 lakh deliver babies in unhealthy conditions...The third 'National Family Health Survey' shows that a whopping 74.7% of pregnant women never made three mandatory ante-natal care visits for their last birth. (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lucknow/Maternal_health_services_lacking_in_UP/articleshow/3186345.cms)