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This working group is focused on discussions about poverty.

The mission of this working group is to focus on discussions about poverty.

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John Girard Kathy Gilbeaux Maeryn Obley mdmcdonald

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poverty@m.resiliencesystem.org

For Covid-19 Vaccines, Some Are Too Rich — and Too Poor

CAPE TOWN — A few months from now, a factory in South Africa is expected to begin churning out a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine each day in the African country hardest-hit by the pandemic.

But those vials will probably be shipped to a distribution center in Europe and then rushed to Western countries that have pre-ordered them by the hundreds of millions. None have been set aside for South Africa.

The country, which will help manufacture the vaccine and whose citizens have enrolled in clinical trials, does not expect to see the first trickle of doses until around the middle of next year. By then, the United States, Britain and Canada may already have vaccinated more than 100 million people.

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Pharmacies’ starring role in vaccine push could result in unequal access

The Trump administration has made pharmacies a centerpiece of the country’s historic coronavirus vaccination campaign — a decision that could bypass low-income and minority populations hardest hit by the pandemic.

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United Nations Says World May Face 'Climate Apartheid' that Pushes Over 120 Million Into Poverty by 2030

           

The tiny archipelago Tuvalu is among the Pacific island nations facing an "existential threat" from climate change ( Getty Images for Lumix )

CLICK HERE - UN - OHCHR - UN expert condemns failure to address impact of climate change on poverty

thehill.com - by Justin Wise - June 30, 2019

A United Nations report is warning that the world is risking a "climate apartheid" scenario in which the wealthy can pay to avoid the consequences of global warming while the rest of society suffers. 

“Even if current targets are met, tens of millions will be impoverished, leading to widespread displacement and hunger,” U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, said in a report released last week.

The report says that extreme climate change threatens to push "more than 120 million more people into poverty by 2030," according to Alston, who added that it will "have the most severe impact in poor countries, regions, and the places poor people live and work.” 

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Life Expectancy In Houston Can Vary Up To 20 Years Depending On Where You Live

In Texas, life expectancy varies even more – up to 30 years between some ZIP codes.

           

Courtesy of UT Southwestern Medical Center

CLICK HERE - INTERACTIVE MAP - Life Expectancy in Texas

CLICK HERE - REPORT - Life Expectancy at Birth in Communities Across Texas: 2005-2014 (26 page .PDF report)

houstonpublicmedia.org - by Katie Watkins - March 4, 2019

Life expectancy in Harris County can vary by about 20 years between ZIP codes,  according to new research by UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas . . .

. . . In Texas, the numbers vary even more – up to 30 years between some ZIP codes. While the statewide life expectancy is 78.5 years, the longest life expectancy is in the 78634 ZIP code in Hutto, Texas (97 years). The 76104 ZIP code in Forth Worth has the shortest (66.7 years).

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