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I have hope that someday that goal can be attained and this bleeding world will heal at last.Īfter a tsunami decimated Japan last year, citizens are just beginning to live a semi-normal life.The town of Fukushima located on the eastern coast of Japan felt the full weight of the natural disaster. In order for this to happen we need clean water, clean facilities and equal education all around the globe. The goal is that someday all infectious diseases will be eradicated from the planet. In order to stay ahead of the game with infectious diseases epidemiologists are spreading the word on prevention and sanitation to avoid the spread and potential epidemics of these diseases. It's simple things like word of mouth and education that can prevent diseases like TB from wiping out entire nations. Information they need to help prevent this deadly disease is crucial.” Of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) in Haiti. Said John Fleming, Health Coordinator for the International Federation “Rates of TB in Haiti are thought to be the highest in the hemisphere,” The Red Cross Truck drives from village to village administering shots to children and adults alike, saving hundreds of lives everyday. The Haitian Red Cross is raising awareness and combating the disease by conducting vaccination drives. TB has a 50 percent mortality rate and is the most aggressive killer of adults in Haiti. Tuberculosis is a terrible disease, and one of the most dangerous out there. Luckily, there are dedicated individuals working to remedy this problem and are vaccinating those in need.Īccording to the World Health Organization, approximately one third of the earth's population is infected with Tuberculosis(TB). however, people inhabiting third wold countries don't have the luxury of access to vaccinations or sanitary facilitates. Sanitation, Prevention, Education and Protection are the basics of public health, something we've had some form of in the United States for thousands of years. They're contracted by direct contact, (skin to skin) air-borne (inhalation) or they're transmitted fecal-to-oral. Especially in countries located in sub-Saharan Africa, the diseases listed above run rampant and un-checked. Lack of vaccination is the saddest cause of the spread of disease because the cure is available.Įither people don't have access to the vaccinations, or simply don't know about them. Tragically, around the world preventable diseases are becoming more prevalent than they ever have before.ĭiseases such as Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Tuberculosis are only a few examples of diseases prevented by simple vaccinations. However, not everyone is on board with allowing human composting including the New York State Catholic Conference which has been vocal in its belief that human bodies need to be treated with dignity and they believe turning a human body into the soil is not dignified.Growing up in America, most people don't have to worry about contracting a life threatening disease, or isolating their children from carriers of such diseases. The passing of this bill would allow facilities to use organic reduction, which would accelerate the process of decomposition in an above-ground container, essentially transforming the remains into the soil.Īccording to wording in the bill, this method of human composting is not only environmentally sustainable but is also cost-effective, costing substantially less than cremation or burial. What is bill S.5535/A.382? Under this bill, human composting would be allowed in the state of New York. If signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, the measure would take effect in 90 days. On Wednesday, June 1, the New York Assembly passed bill S.5535/A.382 and on Friday, June 3, the New York Senate passed the bill. But wait- there’s more – in addition to the expulsion of carbon dioxide, other organic pollutants are also sent out including mercury, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and more.Ĭremations in the United States contribute 360,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year which is substantial considering that an average vehicle would not produce that much unless it traveled to the sun and back five times, per the EPA. Each year, an additional 1, 600 acres of land are needed to bury the dead and if you think cremation is a more environmentally friendly option, think again. According to National Geographic, 534.5 pounds of carbon dioxide is pumped into the atmosphere with every single cremation.