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 .
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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.
Tangible I guess, but the discrepancy really surprised me.
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