Don’t Blame Pigs — Blame Flu on Those Who Mimic Swines
Don’t Blame Pigs — Blame Flu on Those Who Mimic Swines
Let us just hope that the A/H1N1 virus does not enter the country. Because if it does, how could we prevent its spread when 44 million Filipinos struggle to survive on P18 to P44 ($0.38 to $0.93) per day? How could we stop it from contaminating people when respiratory diseases are increasing and are among the top illnesses affecting the Filipino people, and the malnutrition situation in the country, as described by a UNICEF representative in 2006, is ‘devastating’? How could the people practice proper hygiene when families are cramped in small quarters in urban poor communities? How could Filipinos cope with the infection when, according to a October 2008 survey of IBON foundation 78 percent rated themselves as poor, 75 percent said they have difficulties buying food and 68 percent said they have difficulties buying medicines and paying for medical treatment?
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