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After $196 billion, no proof U.N. programs help
MSNBC ^ | June 18, 2009

Posted on 06/19/2009 10:34:34 AM PDT by Lorianne

In the last two decades, the world has spent more than $196 billion trying to save people from death and disease in poor countries.

Millions of people are now protected against diseases like yellow fever, sleeping under anti-malaria bed nets and taking AIDS drugs.

But there isn't much proof that pricey programs led by the United Nations and its partners are responsible, according to two studies published Friday in the medical journal, Lancet.

Trying to show health campaigns actually saved lives is "a very difficult scientific dilemma," said Tim Evans, a senior World Health Organization official who worked on one of the papers.

In one paper, WHO researchers examined the impact of various global health initiatives during the last 20 years.

Some programs hurt care

They found some benefits, like increased diagnosis of tuberculosis cases and higher vaccination rates. But they also concluded some U.N. programs hurt health care in Africa by disrupting basic services and leading some countries to slash their health spending.

In another paper, Chris Murray of the University of Washington and colleagues tracked how much has been spent in public health in the last two decades — the figure jumped from $5.6 billion in 1990 to $21.8 billion in 2007 — and where it’s gone. Much of that money is from taxpayers in the West. The U.S. government was the biggest donor, contributing more than $10 billion in 2007.

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There are also services like abortion, which are muscled into other health programs when the more needed programs are extremely BASIC healthcare, not specialty or hi-tech proceedures.
1 posted on 06/19/2009 10:34:34 AM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

“Yeah, but at least they’re doing SOMETHING, unlike greedy corrupt Republicans!” ~ Your average libtard.


2 posted on 06/19/2009 10:35:32 AM PDT by Slapshot68
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The same is true for all of our welfare system.

$2+ trillion and still the same level of poverty in the US.


3 posted on 06/19/2009 10:36:34 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (The UN has never won a war, nor a conflict, but liberals want it to rule all militaries.)
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To: Lorianne

All the money foud its way into the 3rd world kleptocrats running the UN and its programs.


4 posted on 06/19/2009 10:36:45 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: Lorianne

After $196 billion, no proof U.N. programs help

After 64 years, no proof U. N. programs help.


5 posted on 06/19/2009 10:37:39 AM PDT by skully (Patriotism and love of Liberty is considered "Terrorism" to a Liberal)
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To: Lorianne

Of the $196B, about $20 bucks was probably spent on actually helping. The rest stolen, squandered, and squirreled away in UN employee bank accounts.


6 posted on 06/19/2009 10:44:51 AM PDT by mgc1122
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"But there isn't much proof that pricey programs led by the United Nations and its partners are responsible, according to two studies published Friday in the medical journal, Lancet."

The predictable response to evidence liberal feel-good programs don't work: Spend more money doubling down on the same old same old.

7 posted on 06/19/2009 10:49:22 AM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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A few dozen Christian missionaries could do ten thousand times better with one penny. In fact, they could send money home.


8 posted on 06/19/2009 11:34:17 AM PDT by MarineBrat (The New York Times is a Communist Kamikaze.)
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To: MarineBrat

Agreed


9 posted on 06/19/2009 11:43:39 AM PDT by Lorianne
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