The "real" cost of war
The April 1997 issue reached me recently, and I very much
appreciated the article
"
Desperately Seeking Safe Haven." I finished medical school at
Hopkins in 1967 and have lived in Kenya since 1977. I have worked
for short periods of time in Somalia, Southern Sudan, Rwanda, and
some Somali refugee camps within Kenya. Refugees and those in the
midst of long-term civil strife are truly desperate people.
Often the entire fabric of their society has broken down. This
has a direct impact on my work with disabled children in that the
basics of health care disappear, inviting increasing numbers of
children with diarrhea, cerebral palsy, polio, measles, whooping
cough, and similar preventable diseases. I, too, wish that the
world was more aware of the real "cost" of war and civil
strife.
Richard S. Bransford (MD '67)
Richard_Bransford@aimint.org
Wanted: more on undergraduate life
I found the June issue of the magazine particularly attractive
because of its focus on the undergraduate campus. I was drawn to
the cover illustration and story
(prize-winning student
fiction), and to the peer counselor's journal ("Empathy 101"). I would
love to see more stories and reflections on undergraduate campus
life, particularly those involving students in the liberal
arts.
Linda G. Libow
Great Neck, NY
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