Aug. 14, 2002
What $1.3b could do
By TAL MUSCAL
With wealth greater than that of Jeff Bezos, founder and chairman of Amazon.com ($1.23 billion, according to Fortune magazine), Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat could pour his money into new housing, hospitals, and health care.
For $1.3 billion, 40,625 six-family dwellings could be built for PA residents ($32,000 per unit).
It could feed 3 million Palestinians for an entire year, and leave $892 million to be spent on 1,000 mobile intensive care units ($69,900 each), as well as funding for 10 hospitals, such as Gaza's Ahli Arab Hospital, for 10 years, leaving $585m. to fund other social projects such as:
Computerization of 10 hospitals at a cost of $4.57m.
The annual salaries of 10,000 medical employees ($4,200 each).
Hepatitis vaccinations for 3 million PA residents ($11.25 per injection).
The price quotes are based on statistics of NGOs providing humanitarian assistance to the PA, presented by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
What $1.3b could do
By TAL MUSCAL
With wealth greater than that of Jeff Bezos, founder and chairman of Amazon.com ($1.23 billion, according to Fortune magazine), Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat could pour his money into new housing, hospitals, and health care.
For $1.3 billion, 40,625 six-family dwellings could be built for PA residents ($32,000 per unit).
It could feed 3 million Palestinians for an entire year, and leave $892 million to be spent on 1,000 mobile intensive care units ($69,900 each), as well as funding for 10 hospitals, such as Gaza's Ahli Arab Hospital, for 10 years, leaving $585m. to fund other social projects such as:
Computerization of 10 hospitals at a cost of $4.57m.
The annual salaries of 10,000 medical employees ($4,200 each).
Hepatitis vaccinations for 3 million PA residents ($11.25 per injection).
The price quotes are based on statistics of NGOs providing humanitarian assistance to the PA, presented by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Vastaukset
Vanhimmat
Ei vielä vastauksia
Aloittaja odottaa vastauksia. Kerro oma näkemyksesi ensimmäisenä.