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To: RealMuLan who wrote (50908)	6/13/2004 8:03:34 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

In think it is in the water people drink there: The guy just arrive in Brazil and start talking non-sense Worldwide inequality spreading: UN June 13, 2004 - 4:05PM Page Tools Email to a friend Printer format Despite efforts to decrease poverty around the globe, citizens of many developing countries haven't seen their lives get any better since the 1960s or are worse off than they were before, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said. "The sad truth is that the world today is a much more unequal place than it was 40 years ago," Annan said on the eve of the 11th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Annan said many developing countries have made progress raising life expectancy and lowering child mortality since UNCTAD was founded in 1964. But he added: "Our challenge today is to consolidate those gains, while at the same time addressing the needs of those countries that have yet to advance or have even regressed." UNCTAD's forum in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, opens Monday for representatives of 180 countries aiming to use trade to foster development and eradicate poverty. Annan spoke at a meeting of the Group of 77 (G77) developing countries, also founded in 1964, held in advance of the forum. Advertisement Advertisement Too many developing countries rely on commodities exports for their foreign currency earnings, leaving them vulnerable to volatile market swings, Annan said. "Developing countries also suffer from a lack of access to markets of developed countries, and from other imbalances and injustices that have led you to raise questions about the basic fairness of the global trade regime," Annan told G77 delegates. "All of this underscores the need for international development cooperation to be based on a true partnership between the developed and developing world," he added. "Both groups of countries have responsibilities, and both should be held accountable."

To: RealMuLan who wrote (50908)	6/13/2004 12:33:25 PM
From: energyplay	Respond to of 74559

Number of proceedures performed by year by a surgeon and THE SURGEON'S TEAM is one of the biggest factors in success and quality of end result, right after how sick you are. Numerous studies have found this. You also want a hospital that does a lot of the proceedures. There was a book by an Indian born surgeon in the US - about 2 years ago, really gave an inside look. I think it was call "Complications" or something. Previously excerpted in the New Yorker. Medical tourism is real good news for people with rare conditions or in need of unusal surgery - it means they can get quality results.