Bono: The good news on poverty (Yes, there's good news)

[sparrow1963]

           Never did anyone think that there would be good news on poverty in today's world. According to statistics, in the last thirteen years 8 million more patients with AIDS have been saved from receiving antiretroviral therapy drugs,  8 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have decreased their death rates for malaria by 75%,  child mortality has decreased by 2.65 millions deaths, and thanks to the Global Fund, antiretroviral drugs are now offered to stop mothers from passing HIV AIDS down to their children. It is amazing how the number of people living in extreme poverty has now declined from 43%-33% (1990-2000) and to 21% from 2000-2010. Even though all these numbers are mind blowing changes, there is still much more to be done. Statistically, the poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa can come down to a zero by the year 2028. The U-report in Uganda is one hundred and fifty thousand millennials where youths SMS a social network which exposes the corruption the government is taking part in. As Bono mention "Once you have this knowledge you can't unknow it, you can't delete this data from your brain, but you can delete the cliched image of supplicant impoverished people's not taking control of they're own lives. You can erase that, because its not true anymore."

Comments

[basketball_girl08]

Good topic... We tend to ignore this topic because we are afraid to try and mess up.