2008-01-22
Bird flu: keep counting, but forgotten
Posted under: bird flu, English, Indonesia, politics 2 comment(s)
I read the news today that Indonesia confirms 120th bird flu infection. This time the notorious H5N1 virus hits a 30-year-old man in Tangerang, a satellite city to the west of Jakarta.
No less than 6 days ago, the health ministry also reported the 96th death of a 16-year-old girl caused by the virus. Two weeks earlier, a 32-year-old woman was also reported to be the 95th bird flu victim.
Do we still remember that we are the country worst affected by this virus? Why is no one talking about this epidemic anymore?
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8:54 AM
People are talking, but in whispers, not shouts. It is the shouting that makes the headlines everyday. For the past few days the shouting has been about the meltdown of the financial markets which is bound to happen when billions of people are losing money. The important thing is that you, and I and others keep writing and talking about bird flu wherever in the world it occurs. The more we write and talk the more our whispers will be heard.
9:53 AM
So true, Cristophe! That's the power of the ordinary people.