[Ugnet] Why do African Governments Neglect Their People?

November 22, 2006 Counting African Lives Lost in First Weeks By CELIA W. DUGGER More than a million babies die across Africa every year in their first month of life, a tragedy neglected by donor countries and African governments and hidden from view because the deaths often occur in

Re: [Ugnet] Why do African Governments Neglect Their People?

The condition of children in many African countries leaves much to be desired. True. But a so-called expert who makes meaningless statements such as In Africa, there’s a taboo around mourning a baby.” doesn't inspire my confidence about the accuracy of other social inferences or assumptions he