Testing the capacity of the state
The response by Mexican government officials certainly demonstrates the capacity of the state.Imagine the response to an epidemic like this in Nigeria (see Imagine campaigning for votes in this environment and Politics and polio in Nigeria)
Remember SARS in China? (see How Bad Is It?)
Have you read about Mad Cow Disease in the UK?
And how is Iran doing in dealing with drug use and AIDS?
Then there's Health alert as Russia’s alcohol consumption triples.
All these situations test the capacity of states. How are they doing?
Swine flu empties Mexico City's churches, streets
"Churches stood empty Sunday in heavily Roman Catholic Mexico City after services were canceled, and health workers screened airports and bus stations for people sickened by a new strain of swine flu that experts fear could become a global epidemic.
"President Felipe Calderon has assumed new powers to isolate people infected with the deadly swine flu strain that Mexico's health minister says has killed up to 81 people and likely sickened 1,324 in the country since April 13...
"In Mexico, soldiers and health workers patrolled the capital's subway system on Sunday handing out surgical masks and looking for possible flu cases. People were advised to seek medical attention if they suffered from multiple symptoms – which include a fever of more than 100 degrees, body aches, coughing, a sore throat, respiratory congestion and, in some cases, vomiting and diarrhea..."
Labels: China, concepts, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, pedagogy, Russia, UK
posted by Ken Wedding @ 12:26 PM
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