Citation

Tegegne A. Med. Conflict. Surviv. 2008; 24(2): 107-114.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. ayalewteg@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18488673

Abstract

There is a huge global burden of disease and mortality. The principal underlying cause is regarded as poverty. This is associated with a global order of fear, over-consumption, over-population and violence, which can interact in a vicious circle. It is proposed that the solution to the problem is not only the relief of poverty, but the institution of a new order in which the individual is sovereign. This in turn requires a trinity of ideals for the individual: self-control to avoid over-consumption, altruism to cope with fear, and peace to manage violence.

Language: en