The problems about which I have blogged recently are real. But they pale in comparison to the tangible, physical devastation faced by others. The world is filled with suffering. XDRTB is yet another scourge.
Something needs to seriously be done:Support the movementPeople around the world are taking action in their communities to help stop the global pandemic. They’re writing letters, meeting with elected officials, using the media, planning events, raising money, and more.RESULTS is a grassroots citizen advocacy organization with everyday people in hundreds of communities in seven countries taking action to end poverty and diseases like TB. RESULTS is part of the seven Country ACTION (Action To Control Tuberculosis Internationally) project which combines grassroots power with high level advocacy to change the face of global health. more about "Go to http://www.xdrtb.org!", posted with vodpod
yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = "Drug-Resistant TB (XDR-TB)";yahooBuzzArticleSummary = "XXXXXXXX";yahooBuzzArticleCategory = "XXXXXXXX";yahooBuzzArticleType = "text";yahooBuzzArticleId = window.location.href; These photographs are both powerful and moving. They highlight the awful disease XDR -TB, a new and deadly form of tuberculosis that is threatening to become a global pandemic. By viewing and passing on this link we can help to spread awareness, which is the first step to halting the disease. XDRTB.ORG (http://www.xdrtb.org/) (As background, the photographs were taken by leading photojournalist James Nachtwey and were 'unveiled' on October 3rd, 2008 in more than 50 cities on seven continents as a deliberate attempt to highlight this new danger faced by the world.)