ISSN 2167-0404
International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Vol. 1(1), pp. 020-022, 27 November, 2011, ISSN: 2167-0404 © International Scholars Journals
Perspective
A Model for Poverty Reduction in the Developing World
Devi E. Nampiaparampil MD, 1,2, Yan Y. Chen RN,1 Megan Li,1 Abraham George, PhD,3 and John C. Baird, PhD4
1Department of Veterans Affairs, New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY
2Departments of Anesthesiology and Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
3The George Foundation, Boonton Township, NJ
4Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
*Corresponding Author’s E-mail: [email protected]
Received November 14, 2011; Accepted November 24, 2011
Abstract
In 2007, 230 scientific journals collaborated in calling attention to the critical problem of poverty. In 2002, the United Nations’ Secretary General underscored the connection between poverty and human development by commissioning the Millennium Project to reverse poverty and eradicate the hunger and disease that afflict billions of people throughout the world. These parallel occurrences in different sectors of society argue for the same action: the plight of the poor must be addressed and innovative models for poverty reduction must be considered for implementation. The urgency for developing new programs is that the gap between the rich and the poor continues to expand. In this commentary, we will discuss the situation in rural south India and propose a novel method for poverty reduction.