ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM:
an Obvious Major Problem (or issue) that people Avoid Discussing (or acknowledging)
I want to use this page to List some of my Major Confusions.
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Health Care in the Developed World.
Don't get me wrong here. I'm very glad that if i break an arm or a leg i can go to an A&E unit probably not to far away, knowing there will be someone there very capable of putting everything in it's right place and applying a cast.
THIS IS AMAZING!!!
But...... Just some figures provided by the medical institutions themselves;
One in four people die from cancer. Circulatory diseases (which include heart disease and stroke) have remained the most common cause of death in England and Wales over the last 90 years. The World Health Organization estimate that over 220 million people worldwide including 2.6 million people in the UK have diabetes. In England in 2008, 24.5 per cent of adults aged 16 and over had a body mass index (BMI) classed as obese... shall i go on? Ok than, i will.
Modern Food Production
Some of the headlines...
"Food production will have to increase by 70% over the next 40 years to feed the world's growing population, the United Nations food agency predicts."
"The Food and Agricultural Organisation says if more land is not used for food production now, 370 million people could be facing famine by 2050."
"The world population is expected to increase from the current 6.7 billion to 9.1 billion by mid-century."
"Climate change, involving floods and droughts, will affect food production."
"The FAO said net investments of $83bn (£52.5bn) a year - an increase of 50% - had to be made in agriculture in developing countries if there was to be enough food by 2050."
"The Food and Agricultural Organisation says if more land is not used for food production now, 370 million people could be facing famine by 2050."
"The world population is expected to increase from the current 6.7 billion to 9.1 billion by mid-century."
"Climate change, involving floods and droughts, will affect food production."
"The FAO said net investments of $83bn (£52.5bn) a year - an increase of 50% - had to be made in agriculture in developing countries if there was to be enough food by 2050."