Four simple data points.
1) Peru's 2007 budget for the nutritional assistance program: U$212m
2) Peru's 2007 budget for the 'Juntos' anti-poverty program: U$177.5m
3) Peru's 2008 defence spending budget, as reported here: U$514m (minimum)
4) Percentage of pregnant mothers with anaemia in Peru's highland Puno region: 57%
And speaking of health and poverty issues in Puno; This link reports on a 17 year old girl who gave birth to her own baby unassisted in a public lavatory in the city of Puno. When she cut the umbilical cord incorrectly the baby died. The girl is now in a stable condition in the local hospital. The word 'tragic' doesn't even come close.
1) Peru's 2007 budget for the nutritional assistance program: U$212m
2) Peru's 2007 budget for the 'Juntos' anti-poverty program: U$177.5m
3) Peru's 2008 defence spending budget, as reported here: U$514m (minimum)
4) Percentage of pregnant mothers with anaemia in Peru's highland Puno region: 57%
And speaking of health and poverty issues in Puno; This link reports on a 17 year old girl who gave birth to her own baby unassisted in a public lavatory in the city of Puno. When she cut the umbilical cord incorrectly the baby died. The girl is now in a stable condition in the local hospital. The word 'tragic' doesn't even come close.
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