Date: 11/28/2011
1.) What is your opinion on Child Mortality worldwide?
Child mortality has been making improvements worldwide, yet some countries that face abject poverty (extreme) are still facing a difficult time. It is a tragedy to think that improvements in health care access, basic nutrition and education could improve both the quality of life for parents and children, yet the forces against such change are difficult to break.
2.) Do you see the world making progress in reducing child mortality in the future?
As an optimist, I would like to believe that we could alter religious and political agendas, economic systems and public opinion about bringing people out of poverty. The pessimist in me, has hope for helping some, but concedes that most will likely remain in their condition. As for the future, it likely will get worse as we face a burgeoning world population, increased forms of pollution, political unrest and all of these will be compounded by the effects of climate change. The evidence of such change is happening at a rate far greater than the IPCC scientists originally predicted and will likely result in greater instability in providing adequate food and water, as well as the effects of displacing millions of people from their home land.
3.) What do you think the biggest problem is concerning child mortality worldwide?
Probably the biggest problem with child mortality not improving is the reality that we are global society that by sheer numbers spends more time thinking about ourselves, than they do about others. The global attitude seems more concerned with "me, me, me!" The solution, well, I believe the bible has the best set of directions that could be implemented. Wouldn't it be interesting to see that? Could you imagine if everyone had a concern for other's like Mother Theresa?
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