tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post6863036966411439423..comments2024-03-16T05:27:28.396-04:00Comments on Global Health Report: LA TIMES: "Unintended Victims of Gates Foundation Generosity"Christine Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-62398685360804082802008-01-30T17:12:00.000-05:002008-01-30T17:12:00.000-05:00Cristophe, Good points. But I think we have to get...Cristophe, <BR/>Good points. But I think we have to get away from the "something is better than nothing" thinking that permeates so much of global health. These critiques are not new. It's one thing to discover that a particular challenge is harder than you thought. It's quite another to ignore the experience of others and push ahead and do it anyway.Christine Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-24545371500423547282008-01-15T16:42:00.000-05:002008-01-15T16:42:00.000-05:00Trying to make a change in health status is like t...Trying to make a change in health status is like trying to make a change in the environment or the economy. Every time we intervene we disrupt the current equilibrium. No matter how deliberate our planning, how well-defined our objectives, or how well-conceived our programs, we are still engaged in well-intentioned meddling. And when we meddle, we can't neither foresee nor prevent all the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com