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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Visionaires:</blockquote>
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<div>Economists recently met in Denmark and ranked the world's
greatest challenges.</div>
<div>Malnutrition and health problems dominated the top ratings.</div>
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<div>Tom Trail</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>How to save the world: the verdicts are
in from the experts and our readers</blockquote>
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"http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4033472.ece"
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From Times Online</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>May 30, 2008</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Economists battle it out to rank possible
solutions for the great challenges in global stability and
security</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="+3"><b>Copenhagen Consensus:
the panel's verdict</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>1<b> Micronutrient supplements for
children (vitamin A and zinc)</b> Malnutrition</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>2<b> The Doha development agenda</b>
Trade</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>3<b> Micronutrient fortification (iron
and salt iodization)</b> Malnutrition</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>4<b> Expanded immunization coverage for
children</b> Diseases</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>5<b> Biofortification</b>
Malnutrition</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>6<b> Deworming and other nutrition
programs at school</b> Malnutrition & Education</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>7<b> Lowering the price of schooling</b>
Education</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>8<b> Increase and improve girls'
schooling</b> Women</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>9<b> Community-based nutrition
promotion</b> Malnutrition</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>10<b> Provide support for women's
reproductive role</b> Women</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>11<b> Heart attack acute management</b>
Diseases</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>12<b> Malaria prevention and
treatment</b> Diseases</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>13<b> Tuberculosis case finding and
treatment</b> Diseases</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>14<b> R&D in low-carbon energy
technologies</b> Global Warming</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>15<b> Bio-sand filters for household
water treatment</b> Water</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>16<b> Rural water supply</b>
Water</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>17<b> Conditional cash transfers</b>
Education</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>18<b> Peace-keeping in post-conflict
situations</b> Conflicts</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>19<b> HIV combination prevention</b>
Diseases</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>20<b> Total sanitation campaign</b>
Water</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21<b> Improving surgical capacity at
district hospital level</b> Diseases</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>22<b> Microfinance</b> Women</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>23<b> Improved stove intervention</b> Air
Pollution</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>24<b> Large, multipurpose dam in
Africa</b> Water</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>25<b> Inspection and maintenance of
diesel vehicles</b> Air Pollution</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>26<b> Low sulfur diesel for urban road
vehicles</b> Air Pollution</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>27<b> Diesel vehicle particulate control
technology</b> Air Pollution</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>28<b> Tobacco tax</b>
Diseases</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>29<b> R&D and mitigation</b> Global
Warming</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>30<b> Mitigation only</b> Global
Warming</blockquote>
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<div>Dr. Tom Trail<br>
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Moscow, Id. 83843<br>
Tel: (208) 882-6077<br>
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