Health, poverty, and sanitation to feature highly in world summit

doi:10.1136/bmj.325.7361.405

BMJ 2002;325:405 ( 24 August )

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Health, poverty, and sanitation to feature highly in world summit

Pat Sidley, Johnanesburg
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A bedraggled, barely clothed man, his small packages tied to his back, walks past grand houses near the Wanderers Club $---$ a countryclub in the north of Johannesburg where major sections of theforthcoming world summit will takeplace.

He and several others like him have had to move from this opulent area, where he makes his "bed" in the open, to make wayfor the cars, delegates, and dignitaries of the summit who havecome to discuss poverty, resources, and the health of the planetand itspeople.

Johannesburg's homeless are being "hidden" and moved for the convenience of visitors. From next Monday, Johannesburg willhost the 2002 world summit on sustainable development. A goodlook at the surroundings should educate most delegates on theimportant issues to be covered. The official sections of the conferenceare held in areas close to Johannesburg that have been characterisedby one celebrity . . . [Full text of this article]