“Doctors of the World” claims there are 16.000 living in the streets of Buenos Aires
There are over 16.000 homeless living in the streets of Buenos Aires with great difficulties to access public health services according to the ‘Health in the streets’ report from ‘Doctors of the world’ and which was released Friday in the Argentine capital.
The Non Government Organization demanded “a space in the city of Buenos Aires for the care of life, health and social protection”, which should be a priority to address the serious social, sanitary and human situation which the over 16.000 homeless represent for a city of over four million.
The report points out that ‘Doctors of the world’ in Buenos Aires provide physical and mental support to over 2.000 people living in the streets of the Argentine capital for over ten years, and the report is based on a survey with 5.700 interviews in different public places of the city.
The lack of IDs is the main obstacle for access to public health services and the support programs for 80% of the homeless, according to the report, which adds that 95% of public health in city hospitals does not have attention strategies for this segment of the population.
Almost half of the homeless, 49% do not attend public refuges because they complain of ill treatment, restrictive timetables and they are banned from entering with their families. The remaining 51% suffers different addictions such as alcohol, tobacco and cocaine, say the Doctors of the World report.
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“Almost half of the homeless, 49% do not attend public refuges because they complain of ill treatment, restrictive timetables and they are banned from entering with their families.”
and then they wonder why there are so many on the streets........Christ, what a country.......
Brutish Brainwashed Turnips gloating on “Foreign Human Misery…..”
Socialism worldwide is based on a version of Orwell's Animal Farm...have a vote at regular intervals to elect a new Dictator...the elected party members stuff their pockets and live like the pigs whilst the rest of the socialist peons live in hope at a lower level
It is obvious the British, and other Europeans/Americans have a complete lack of empathy. It explains why all the mass sadistic carnages occur in places like Norway, UK, Germany, Italy, France, China, Japan, United States, Canada.
You people are trully pathologically and probably iatrogenically ill.
Check out the charitable and development aid per head figures, you'll find they are amongst the highest in the world.
And by the way, there are 35k homeless on the streets New York. This is a city that is the headquaters of Wall Street. I think that is quite a bit more embarrassing, that in such a city there are so many people chronically vagrant.
yet more deflection from argentinas home grown problems, suck it up!!
Juan Manuel Urtubey is a major douche bag that showed up to a convention for charitable foundations for about 10 minutes for a nice picture, then the just left without showing any signs that he actually cared.
Shhhhhhh let's not talk about the mighty dollar......bunch of crooks. Maybe Argentina should have a weapons factory to give all this young children a good future building missiles, tanks, warships, guns, airplanes and submarines as they do in USA, UK, France, Canada and and all of Europe. It all starts and depends in the goals a country Sets it self, and keeping all their resources in tune with their goals will boost not only the economy but also the nationalist pride. If the English weren't so fixed in piracy and warmongering they could really learn something from Argentina. Maybe they rather see children dead then homeless.
love CFK because children in Argentina can go to school and feel safe no body comes to shoot them or bomb their schools.
wrong!!!!! gone are the days when folk could spout bollox and get away with it,viva google :-)))
4 Die In Argentina School Shooting
www.cbsnews.com/2100-202_162-646126.html
Four children dead was a national catastrophe not seen in this country in nearly 100 years. Every year this event is remembered all over the nation, and in the media, without failing.
FOUR dead in a school, an incomprehensible number that should ashame any civilized society for 10 generations.
You sure about the 100 years bit,or dont it count cos the target was the Israeli Embassy ?
17 March 1992 (terrorism)--A suicide car bomb exploded at the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The explosion destroyed or severely damaged the embassy building, a nearby Catholic primary school, and a nearby Catholic church. Many of the 29 killed were Argentine students at the school; also killed were Israeli embassy employees and their relatives, a priest at the church, and other Argentine civlians; 252 were injured. Iran has been implicated in the attack, although Argentine authorities failed to effectively pursue the case. [
What does a school shooting have to do with a terrorist attack you nincompoop?
If that counts then your country is whipped. With Al-Qaeda and that minor issue with the IRA and all.
Your posts are getting more rediculous by the day: do you ever read them before you post them?
What has happened to the intelligent young man of a few months ago, even if you were a bit of a pain it was worth reading them.
But now I just do not bother, you are down to the level of Think and the other idiots.
I mention it to illustrate that if guns are easily available, they will be used.
Not only in Argentina....
I have mentioned that in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, there are 6,000 homeless people sleeping in parks, abandon buildings, bus station, etc. They are suffering hunger and sickness...but not enough help is received from the Obama administration which I believe is worst than the argentine leader administration.
the bad economy and the high unemployment continues...is sad. Everyone deserves a clean, safe, decent place.
www.cnn.com/2012/12/14/us/connecticut-school-shooting/index.html
You seriously are a retard arn't you. I would insult more but I doubt whether you can read. Well actually, I know you can't read.
Where in my post @3 did I “utilize the penury and misfortune of other human beings to score cheap, chauvinistic discussion points”
Where??? Tell me!!! where?
Re-read it again and then answer me you butt-sucking puke. And this time, get it right.
The traffic control here is pathetic. Handouts to the poor and no stop signs. Perhaps it would be useful to keep the kids from getting hit by cars. Not too far away, a guy was stabbed to death after getting money from an ATM.
The police are pathetic. Their performance on Wednesday night didn't inspire much confidence. Stop being in denial. If one of your family members was murdered, and the police knew and didn't do anything, I don't think you'd be saying Cristina was so great. She doesn't care enough to acknowledge the problem.
You really do have a short memory don't you?
Remember Simon68? telling you about his “Peaceful” town?? how many murders, robbery's there were in one month alone?? I can't remember the exact figure but I'm sure he has them to hand if you'd like to ask him......
“If the English weren't so fixed in piracy and warmongering they could really learn something from Argentina”
We already have learned a LOT from Argentina, and we have learned them very, very well.
You see Argentina is an object lesson in how NOT to do things. How to let corruption run rife in government and local officials. How to steal from your people, how to drag your countries name through the dirt and be the laughing stock of the UN
Oh there are lessons alright. Lessons in how to get things utterly, utterly WRONG!!!
“they could really learn something from Argentina. Maybe they rather see children dead then homeless.”
This might illustrate why the Falkland Islands don't want to be run by an incompetent country like Argentina. This would not be allowed in the Falkland Island where there are NO kids sleeping on the streets.
Falkland Island=Decent living for its citizens.
Argentina =Decent living for their citizens, if they are lucky.
Poor kids.
So I should compare the Dalvian area of Mendoza with the whole of the UK, or even Europe, and gloat we are better.
You are a simpleton to even suggest the comparison between two diametrically and patently incomparable entities.
Speaking of human tragedy.....what did argentina contribute to the Phillipines in aid to the typhoon disaster?
Then they get out and throw cream buns at the homeless and she decadently throws shoes, and they scream about how this is the golden age of south america and how uncle Hitler wouldn't like these homeless people.
Then Tobias neighs from the boot of their car.
But there are no homeless cucarachas are there: they are all living in the public hospital (remember / recall the link I sent you last week)?
“So I should compare the Dalvian area of Mendoza”
With Buenos Aires ?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uPHb2b2gIY
Why do you call the homeless “cucarachas”? Quite the discriminatorty statement.
Oh dear, was that an attempt at jocularity?
Ask the human patients if they like their new bed mates.
It is a crude attempt at palliating the problem, but a first step. Sometimes first steps are vain or flawed, but at least the wheel is in motion.
Perhaps eventually these people will be treated for their addictions, and those not addicted educated for an occupation. If neither of those work, then they are on their own. But at least show as a society the effort of giving people redemption. It is then up to each individual to decide what to make of it.
Yep, you are one of them. Now get some help troll.
LOL
You antis know I will be here ALL SUMMER in every article calling you out on your anti-Argentina attacks... so you all are scurrying like ants trying to figure out how to manage and confront the next unbearably challenging 2 1/2 months. hahahha
You are still the titti boi attached to momma's teat. I assume momma or pappa is a kirchner government lacky.
Tell asslips to raise homeless shelters for the homeless, ask your citizens to donate and run homeless shelters. Do something other than feeding your ego.
WTF?
Which planet are you on? How many times have you been corrected by Argentines who know TMBOA for what she is.
Buffoon.
I asked him if he had been ill while he was away, he's even more stupid than usual. Waiting for an answer.
I didn't think that was possible but just look at the ends of all the topics.
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