Dustyhawk :: Broken Mirror

Malaysia has a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural population that enjoys a good standard of living and gives high priority to education and health. Universal primary education was achieved by 1990. The reductions in child and maternal mortality have been exceptional and rates are now similar to those of many developed countries. These improvements are attributable to a well developed primary health care system, including substantial investments in the reproductive health service, and to access to quality water, sanitation and nutrition. But Malaysia is not without its challenges. Underpinning these is the issue of disparity, social and economic, resulting in the marginalization of some communities.

At this very moment Malaysian children suffers from the following issues :

#HIV/AIDS prevalence is increasing. Reported HIV cases are doubling every three years.

#Reports of violence against children and young people, including sexual abuse, are increasing.

#Juvenile offences and substance abuse also appear to be on the rise.

#Many parents are short of time for child-rearing and care of young children. There is a shortage of quality services for early childhood care and development.

#Accident and injury is now the leading cause of child morbidity and mortality.

For a country that can be considered a soon to be first world country, this issues faced has in Serge’s opinion made us into the following statement; “This country has facilities rivalling older countries such as America, Japan and United Kingdom. Unfortunately because of third world mentality, the most important people who are the Malaysian children suffers from parents stupidity and the obliviousness of the government”

This year just like the years before Serge is collecting donations for Unicef through the means of Blogathon. Visitors and friends of Serge is encourage to make a pledge through Serge’s donation link. Pledges of $10 and above will have the next post dedicated to said pledger in the form of a poem. Remember folks, make a difference for the children. Plege and Donate

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This entry was posted on Sunday, July 29th, 2007 at 3:46 pm and is filed under Blogathon, Health/Science, World/Local News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

Updated: Jun 24, 2008

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