Posted by Nickengland on September 14, 2005, at 16:32:56
In reply to Re: Vaccine plan 'will save millions' » Nickengland, posted by AuntieMel on September 14, 2005, at 15:02:27
Hi AuntieMel
>I have no qualms about spending the money to provide vaccinations. All I am saying is that it seems like it should be able to be done for much less than 400/kid.
Definitely, I agree. Its the way Gorden Brown likes to handle money though (unfortunately) he's very much of a borrow now - pay later (interest) person to make things look better than they really are - with regards to his overall spending politics I think, and this is what he is perhaps doing with this...
Out of the $400 per child though, after interest, and the price of the vaccination itself - what others costs could be included in that? The interest might make up a fair bit, but if you could break down, it might make sense?
>"The Global Polio Eradication Initiative, spearheaded by the World Health Organization, Rotary International, the CDC and UNICEF, was begun in 1988. That year, an estimated 350,000 children were paralyzed with polio worldwide; in 2004, polio cases had fallen to just over 1,200 cases globally."
That is very impressive indeed.
I wonder how much it costs them? If you forget the interest with *Mr Borrowing Brown* would it work out similar do you think cost wise in a comparison?
Kind regards
Nick
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