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WAR, COVID AND CLIMATE CHANGE … KILLING 11 PEOPLE EVERY MINUTE
The number of people dying from starvation has increased sixfold in the past year, outpacing deaths from COVID-19, according to a new report by the international charity Oxfam.
An article by the global charity titled “The Hunger virus is multiplying” said that while the proportion of people suffering from famine-like conditions has risen rapidly since the outbreak of the pandemic, 11 people die every minute from starvation and malnutrition. The report says that the deaths caused by COVID-19 are an estimated 7 people per minute.
Overall, 155 million people worldwide are now living with food shortages, a 20 million increase on last year, the report says, and the charity warns of a deepening hunger crisis.
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RECORD RISE IN FOOD PRICES
War and conflict represent two-thirds of hunger-related deaths globally, but the report notes that the onset of the corona virus pandemic and economic crises as a result of COVID-19, as well as the worsening climate crisis, have pushed tens of millions into hunger.
Global food prices also rose by 40 percent to their highest increase in more than 10 years, according to the report.
President and Chief Executive of Oxfam America, said: “the statistics are amazing, but we should remember that these figures are made up of people facing unimaginable suffering. Even one person is too much,” he said.
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BLOCKING HUMANITARIAN AID SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A WEAPON OF WAR
The report cited war-torn countries such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen as among the world’s worst starvation decimation’s. He describes the effects of war conditions as follows: “starvation deprives civilians of food and water. Blocking humanitarian aid continues to be used as a weapon of war. People cannot live safely or find food while their Sundays are bombed, crops and animals destroyed.”
Food shortages are concentrated in countries such as India, South Africa and Brazil, the countries most affected by COVID-19 infections, while even countries with relatively flexible food systems, such as the United States, have been hurt by the pandemic and recent climate crises, the report said.
He said of most affected groups: “the most marginalized groups are affected by conflict and starvation. Women are usually the last and least placed. They face options such as going to the Sunday market and risking being attacked, or staying at home and watching their families starve.”
The report also notes military spending and the amounts needed to combat hunger, and notes that military spending has increased by $ 51 million, stressing that this figure is at least 6 times more than the amount needed to combat hunger. The report also points out that the wealth of the world’s 10 richest people increased by $ 413 billion last year, which is 11 times the estimated cost of the UN (United Nations) for global humanitarian aid.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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