Accentuating the positive in times of crisis like COVID 19 pandemic, is really impossible when many people are dying due to material poverty.
Reality, and contingency hits home specially to those who are poor and a pay check to pay check existence. Approximately 3 billion poor people will deeply experience the impact of this pandemic.
According to the UN (2000 data) - Globally, and an estimated 120,000 plus children dies each day from malnutrition related illnesses. We are approaching the 8 billion population mark as of email time. Half of the worlds population are materially poor and destitute, in need of their basic items such as clean water, toilet and a sanitary environment, medical care, technology, and medicines.
The COVID 19 pandemic will further the gap between the rich and the poor. (The refugees in Syria and other poor nations included)
If highly developed economies like Western Europe and North America struggles with their basic technologies like ventilators and personal protective equipment or PPE, consequently the poorest of all people will be the ultimate losers of the COVID 19 crisis.
COVID 19 is not a test of our readiness. COVID 19 is a stark reminder the inequality and lack of empathy of the rich nations to the poorest of the poor of the world.
Reality, and contingency hits home specially to those who are poor and a pay check to pay check existence. Approximately 3 billion poor people will deeply experience the impact of this pandemic.
According to the UN (2000 data) - Globally, and an estimated 120,000 plus children dies each day from malnutrition related illnesses. We are approaching the 8 billion population mark as of email time. Half of the worlds population are materially poor and destitute, in need of their basic items such as clean water, toilet and a sanitary environment, medical care, technology, and medicines.
The COVID 19 pandemic will further the gap between the rich and the poor. (The refugees in Syria and other poor nations included)
If highly developed economies like Western Europe and North America struggles with their basic technologies like ventilators and personal protective equipment or PPE, consequently the poorest of all people will be the ultimate losers of the COVID 19 crisis.
COVID 19 is not a test of our readiness. COVID 19 is a stark reminder the inequality and lack of empathy of the rich nations to the poorest of the poor of the world.
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