Friday, August 18, 2006

I sat in on this abstact session, why do you think this is (as reported in the Epoch Times):

Deep pockets are not so deep when it comes to the AIDS epidemic, Canadian researchers said on Thursday.

They released a study showing that for every person who died in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, about $35,336 was donated, while $3,333 was given for every person affected by the disaster.

For Hurricane Katrina that struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2005, $33.9 million was donated for every death and $44,286 for every affected person.

But for AIDS, just $1,968 was donated last year for every death, and $153 for each person affected, they told the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto .

2 comments:

jg lenhart said...

I think the natural disasters are more tangible, more likely to happen to people with money, and the resolution of the issue is in sight...

...it's all about marketing, baby.

JPN said...

Tangible I guess, but the discrepancy really surprised me.

What is your blog address?