Many Reasons To Be Thankful - A Pledge for 2008
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Paul Auerbach, M.D.
The outdoor and wilderness medicine communities have many opportunities to view the world from unique perspectives. Daniel Mazur of
www.summitclimb.com shared with me an observation he received from a member of the
Mount Everest Foundation that we have many reasons to be thankful. Here is what was observed about what is eaten in one week by families around the globe:
Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 euros or $260.11
Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 euros or $500.07
United States: The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week $341.98
Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican pesos or $189.09
Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 zlotys or $151.27
Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian pounds or $68.53
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA francs or $1.23
For 2008, let us all pledge to commit some portion of our time, energy, financial resources, and love to making the world a better place.
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1 Comments:
At Tue Jan 01, 09:07:00 AM 2008,
Adventure Doc said…
This was an excellent post and a very appropriate time, thanks! I see the worlds of wilderness medicine and global health coming a bit closer, lately.
A health care provider trained in wilderness skills has a lot of application in remote medical clinics, under "humanitarian" labels.
Happy New Year and thanks for a thought provoking post!
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