And Now CHOLERA

Anyone who doubts the premise of this book -- that poverty makes most of the world sick, and that this situation can't continue -- should regard the news more closely. The situation in Haiti, for example. Americans think of health as the medical care they receive and argue endlessly about how we should pay for it. This issue is entirely off the point. if we make improving global health our focus and goal, a good share of the world's problems will melt away.