Georges Benjamin
Georges Benjamin
blame deplorable health overall plenty public response terms timing
I think the overall response was deplorable in terms of the timing and there's plenty of blame go around, but I think the overall public health response was heroic.
illusory people
It's an illusory cost-shift. These people just don't have the money.
breeding explosive mosquito rats risk
This is mosquito country. There is the risk of explosive breeding of mosquitoes, as well as rats and rodents.
budget existing grants happens health million public question
The question is: what happens with our existing funding? We've already had $100 million in reductions in public-health grants in the president's 2006 budget request. Public health is still in a big hole.