According to the United Nations, the ongoing food crisis in southern Africa could kill as many as 300,000 people in the next six months.
Dr. David Nabarro of the World Health Organization told the Associated Press,
There is now a severe humanitarian crisis. … Our calculations suggest that the crisis in this region could result in up to 300,000 ‘excess deaths’ during the next six months. This is a conservative estimate.
Of course this is the same WHO that, in the middle of this regional crisis, took time out to devote its resources to studying whether or not potato chips might slightly increase cancer risks in the developed world based on a single study that has yet to be peer reviewed.
As usual, the United Nations certainly has its priorities clearly defined.
Source:
UN says African food crisis could kill 300,000. Alexander G. Higgins, Associated Press, July 10, 2002.
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