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I served three years of my life, living and working overseas in India and most recently in Bangladesh working in international health, family planning and HIV prevention programs as a senior level health program manager, working with most at risk populations (MARPS), Female Sex Workers, MSMs, Transgendered and I/DUs. Having a Masters Degree in Health Education, my role has been to develop, manage, monitor and evaluate international health programs. You can read more about me about me here.
The picture above, was taken from the tea garden region of Shrimongel in Northern Bangladesh bordering the country of India. If you look at the picture, you will notice a family bathing, washing their clothes and cooking pots and pans in the river there. I took this picture while providing a site visit for CARE to the region. This picture speaks to my heart because so many families like this typical rural family pictured above are suffering extreme abject poverty.
According to the United Nations,
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, one third of all deaths – some 18 million people a year or 50,000 per day are due to poverty-related causes. That’s 270 million people since 1990 , the majority being women and children, roughly equal to the population of the US. (Reality of Aid 2004) Every year more than 10 million children die of hunger and preventable diseases , that’s over 30,000 per day and one every 3 seconds. (80 Million Lives, 2003/Bread for the World/UNICEF/World Health Organization)
United Nations Millenium Development Goals 2015:
End Hunger: Reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than 1 dollar per day. Universal Education: Ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling. Gender Equality: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education. Child Health: Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate of children under five. Maternal Health: Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio. HIV/AIDS: Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Environmental Sustainability: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs. Global Partnerships: Develop open trading and financial systems that are non-discriminatory
What Can I do, how can I get involved in helping with the MDGs?
Although I no longer live in India or in Bangladesh, I am still working as a consultant with MIDEGO, which is a private global health e learning, or virtual learning international public heath consulting firm that specializes in online, e learning coaching/mentoring of global public health modules, which help to address the MDGs. Since early 2007 I have been a consultant with MIDEGO ,providing online coaching and mentoring in various 7 day MPH e learning global health modules to dozens of people representing various NGOS around the world including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Central Asia and Africa. There are many excellent global NGOs in the battle against poverty, starvation and the spread of HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases; from World Vision, CARE USA, to Save the Children. Offering your financial support or even volunteering your time for a very worthwhile cause is a noble effort. Contact these organizations or others that you are passionate about in helping as I am, and do your part. It just requires a personal commitment and self motivation on your part, in helping one person, one child at a time. Everyone of us has a vital public health role to play in helping to reach the UN's global health MDG goals, one person, one percent at a time. By partnering together we can make a proactive impact in global health disparity and poverty alleviation.
Remember: "The only Unfulfilled Goals in Your Life are the Ones you Never Attempt"
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and the access of affordable and reliable health care services is a growing concern, world- wide, and is especially important to me.
