#hipc

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Cancellazione del debito

Se ne parlava più di un decennio fa, in occasione del G8 di Genova, e se ne torna a parlare quando si citano le conseguenze della crisi climatica: finanziamenti /trasferimento di denaro dagli Stati più ricchi a quelli più poveri, i quali spesso hanno debiti nei confronti di quelli più ricchi. 

E se facessimo uno scambio? Come l’accodo tra Stati Uniti e Indonesia che cancella 35 milioni di dollari di debito estero in cambio della salvaguardia di due grandi barriere coralline indonesiane.

Solo in indonesia c’è il 18% dei coralli di tutto il pianeta, un ecosistema unico per la sopravvivenza degli esseri viventi del luogo. Un buon inizio.

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[megacityvip]

R.I.P. Juice World

[scitechman]

Study Identifies Genes Linked to Better Immune Response to Flu Vaccine

Study Identifies Genes Linked to Better Immune Response to Flu Vaccine

Yale experts and their partners in a national research consortium have identified several genes and gene clusters associated with the immune response to influenza (“flu”) vaccination. The findings point to the prospect of using genetic profiles to predict individual responses to the flu vaccine.

The research was published August 25 in Science Immunology.

The globalimpact of influenza is…

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In 1996, the IMF and the World Bank introduced the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative—a comprehensive debt relief program aimed at reducing the external debt burden of eligible countries to sustainable levels, provided they carry out strong programs of macroeconomic adjustment and structural reforms designed to promote growth and reduce poverty. Now that the HIPC Initiative is nearly completed, this paper investigates whether the initiative managed to spur growth, either directly or indirectly through investment.

[krbenefits]

Wrap your mind around the Affordable Care Act

It's very possible that the healthcare act will morph over time. It's going to have to because both sides are dug deeper than Santa Ana's Army and Sam Houston's Texans at the Alamo.

One of the parts of the law is that folks may apply for a Federal loan to start their own non-profit "Consumer Driven" health plan. I can't wait for the first time a Berkeley  run Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) plan drops an Anthem like rate increase on it's members. This seems like a marriage made in heaven.

Another part of the law will be the establishment of state run health exchanges, which was tried in California in 1992 with the HIPC plan (which went belly up in 2006). The key provisions that proponents of the law praise are the tax credits and the removal of the middle man. In a few years when the subsidies phase out and they have no agent to act as their advocate, maybe it won't be nirvana after all.

Affordable Care Act 101: What To Expect Now And Later