Systems Built to Solve: Global Priorities

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Many Global issues are not being solved due to lack of resource. Several organizations exist to help solve different global issues today. Government agencies also play a strong role in helping to solve global crises. Unfortunately, even with help from the government and organizations several severe worldwide issues are very apparent. Although organizations and the government are attempting to solve the global issues, they need to find a clear process to collaborate and solve one issue at a time.

Several organizations exist to help with the prevention and cures for HIV and AIDS. A few of the HIV and AIDS organizations are, UNAIDS, APLA (Aids Project Los Angeles), and WHO (World Health Organization). These organizations are all working to reach a common goal in finding a cure for AIDS. Responding to the AIDS Epidemic notes that, “As of September 2005, 1400 individuals in eight states remain on waiting lists for HIV medications” (Karch30). Many people all over the world are being put on waiting lists or being refused medication they cannot live without. The AIDS epidemic is taking many lives worldwide. Bjorn Lomborg discusses that, “AIDS is the number one global crisis”(Sets Global Priorites). With only 27 billion dollars over 28 million cases of AIDS would be prevented. Although 27 billion dollars seems like an extremely high cost the benefits would be almost forty times as high.

The government plays a strong role in the amount of money donated to AIDS relief. The article titled “Funding for the AIDS epidemic” states that, “Around half of total global funding disbursed in 2009 for the AIDS epidemic was provided by donor governments. This money is usually given in the form of bilateral donations, i.e. donations straight from one g...

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... organizations and government can begin to work together using an effective process to solve the major issues of the world.

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