Comments on: Swine flu vs. meningitis: What's your (editorial) choice? http://www.jinamoore.com/2009/04/28/swine-flu-vs-meningitis-whats-your-editorial-choice/ Reporter & Producer Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:31:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rosebell http://www.jinamoore.com/2009/04/28/swine-flu-vs-meningitis-whats-your-editorial-choice/#comment-84 Rosebell Tue, 05 May 2009 13:26:27 +0000 http://jinamoore.com/?p=534#comment-84 I like your comment Jina. It is quite absurd that some outbreak has to affect someone in some developed country to make a headline. Besides the attitudes I think the whole financial situation reduced the coverage of Africa in many western countries. I mean who is in charge of WHO and UN and who makes drastic changes to improve either emergency situations or pre-emergency? The coverage of Swine flu was great example. Keep it up I like your comment Jina. It is quite absurd that some outbreak has to affect someone in some developed country to make a headline. Besides the attitudes I think the whole financial situation reduced the coverage of Africa in many western countries. I mean who is in charge of WHO and UN and who makes drastic changes to improve either emergency situations or pre-emergency? The coverage of Swine flu was great example. Keep it up

]]> By: jina http://www.jinamoore.com/2009/04/28/swine-flu-vs-meningitis-whats-your-editorial-choice/#comment-83 jina Fri, 01 May 2009 14:42:19 +0000 http://jinamoore.com/?p=534#comment-83 Oh, on prevention, I'm totally with you. Esp. given the frequency you point out. And thanks for pointing out that MSF is doing that. I didn't realize this, either. Oh, on prevention, I'm totally with you. Esp. given the frequency you point out. And thanks for pointing out that MSF is doing that. I didn't realize this, either.

]]> By: david http://www.jinamoore.com/2009/04/28/swine-flu-vs-meningitis-whats-your-editorial-choice/#comment-82 david Fri, 01 May 2009 14:40:15 +0000 http://jinamoore.com/?p=534#comment-82 Ah, I was being a bit abstruse. I just meant that they should focus more on prevention. After a bit of research, though, it looks as though organizations like MSF are <a href="http://doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.cfm?id=3544&cat=field-news" rel="nofollow">a few steps ahead of me.</a> Ah, I was being a bit abstruse. I just meant that they should focus more on prevention.

After a bit of research, though, it looks as though organizations like MSF are a few steps ahead of me.

]]> By: jina http://www.jinamoore.com/2009/04/28/swine-flu-vs-meningitis-whats-your-editorial-choice/#comment-81 jina Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:01:03 +0000 http://jinamoore.com/?p=534#comment-81 Thanks, David. Frequency of Nigerian meningitis duly noted. Unsure if you mean an alternative to international organizations being in perpetual emergency management viz. meningitis in West Africa? Sure--from a management perspective, it wouldn't be emergency management if it were perpetual, I suppose. But more to the point, I would say a functioning public health system is a good alternative to start with. Of course, that's like saying, "Well, being wealthy is a nice alternative to living in poverty." Not exactly a prescription, if a sensible goal. I haven't followed WHO and ECHO on Nigeria, I have to say, so I bow out of judging the response. Thanks, David. Frequency of Nigerian meningitis duly noted. Unsure if you mean an alternative to international organizations being in perpetual emergency management viz. meningitis in West Africa? Sure--from a management perspective, it wouldn't be emergency management if it were perpetual, I suppose. But more to the point, I would say a functioning public health system is a good alternative to start with. Of course, that's like saying, "Well, being wealthy is a nice alternative to living in poverty." Not exactly a prescription, if a sensible goal.

I haven't followed WHO and ECHO on Nigeria, I have to say, so I bow out of judging the response.

]]> By: david http://www.jinamoore.com/2009/04/28/swine-flu-vs-meningitis-whats-your-editorial-choice/#comment-80 david Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:52:30 +0000 http://jinamoore.com/?p=534#comment-80 You make a good point about the lack of news coverage in mainstream American media. One might point out that epidemic outbreaks of meningitis frequently affect west Africa, but it doesn't seem unreasonable to question the apparent inevitability of that phenomenon. Surely there's an alternative to perpetual emergency management. Do you think the WHO and ECHO's response was insufficient or sluggish? You make a good point about the lack of news coverage in mainstream American media. One might point out that epidemic outbreaks of meningitis frequently affect west Africa, but it doesn't seem unreasonable to question the apparent inevitability of that phenomenon. Surely there's an alternative to perpetual emergency management.

Do you think the WHO and ECHO's response was insufficient or sluggish?

]]> By: Free Roxana: because she's American? | Justice for all http://www.jinamoore.com/2009/04/28/swine-flu-vs-meningitis-whats-your-editorial-choice/#comment-79 Free Roxana: because she's American? | Justice for all Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:38:20 +0000 http://jinamoore.com/?p=534#comment-79 [...] with that voice, can cause international outcry that can save lives. But inevitably, the US media selectively ignores many of those situations that don’t endanger Americans, leaving more marginalized populations to struggle alone just [...] [...] with that voice, can cause international outcry that can save lives. But inevitably, the US media selectively ignores many of those situations that don’t endanger Americans, leaving more marginalized populations to struggle alone just [...]

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