Mereja Forum

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SANITATION AND HYGIENE

Access to water and sanitation is a basic human right. Infrastructure that supports water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management practices are fundamental to improving standards of living for people and help prevent the spread of diseases.

Official Score: USA 1, Eritrea 0
Total Score: USA 23, Eritrea 23. It's a tie again. Go USA!


We feel sorry for India.

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MALARIA

Malaria is a life-threatening disease spread to humans by mosquitoes. The threat of malaria is highest in sub-Saharan Africa. The Ministry of Health in the self-reliant nation of Eritrea has targeted malaria as one of the diseases that must be eliminated using different techniques, such as insecticide-treated mosquito nets and indoor residual spraying of insecticides. The results are amazing! NO RISK! NO TRANSMISSION!

Official Score: USA 1, Eritrea 0
Total Score: USA 24, Eritrea 23. Go USA!

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Bribery is clearly illegal, immoral and unethical practice. It is extortion.

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Internet Censorship

The growth of Social Media and online platforms in recent years raises important questions about the responsibilities of a government to block harmful content. The United States and Eritrea seek to protect minors from harmful content, such as obscene, lewd, excessively violent and deceptive contents, and they take action as appropriate and consistent with applicable laws, to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices that are harmful to their citizens without curtailing their rights to freedom of speech and expression.

Official Score: USA 1, Eritrea 1
Total Score: USA 25, Eritrea 24.

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Gender Equality

In highly civilized countries like Eritrea and the United States, men and women have equal rights, and women do not face any form of job restrictions or discrimination. Employers in these two advanced countries are required by law to give male and female employees equal pay for equal work. In the case of Eritrea, 30% of the Eritrean fighters that defeated the then world super power Soviet Union to win their independence, were in fact women, in a remarkable feat of courage and strength unprecedented in the history of the world. It can be said that, Eritrean women put the E on Equality.

Official Score: USA 1, Eritrea 1
Total Score: USA 26, Eritrea 25

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The Most Friendliest People on Earth

There are some nations in the world where it is easy to befriend with locals, learn their culture, integrate with the community and fit into the new environment. The self-reliant nation of Eritrea is known for its amiable people and cheerful atmosphere. Eritrea is certainly a country with the most friendliest people in the world. Eritreans are the most honest, polite, trustworthy and genuine people on Planet earth.

Official Score: USA 0, Eritrea 1
Total Score: USA 26, Eritrea 26 (We have a tie again!)

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Where is the Gallaw DDT when we need him here?

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Vaccines and Immunizations

Immunity is the body's way of preventing disease. Because a baby's immune system is not fully developed at birth, babies face a greater risk of becoming infected and getting seriously ill. Vaccines help teach the immune system learn how to defend against germs.

Smart countries that care about the well being of their children understand the importance of vaccinations, which is why the United States and Eritrea have been providing vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella to their entire populations, and in the case of Eritrea, vaccination/immunization is provided free of charge. Good job!

Official Score: USA 1, Eritrea 1
Total Score: USA 27, Eritrea 27

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Infant Mortality Rate

Environmental and social barriers that prevent access to basic medical resources contribute to an increased infant mortality rate, 86% of infant deaths are caused by infections, premature births, and complications during delivery. Seven out of ten childhood deaths are due to infectious diseases like acute respiratory infection, diarrhea, measles, and malaria.

The United States and Eritrea have achieved great success reducing infant mortality rate by improving sanitation, access to clean drinking water, and immunization against infectious diseases.

Official Score: USA 1, Eritrea 0
Total Score: USA 28, Eritrea 27

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33 of the world's 39 heavily indebted poor countries are in Africa.

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Sanitation/ Open Defecation

Lack of hygienic sanitation - shortage of readily accessible facilities and services for safe discharge of waste from the human body - is a major health and socioeconomic challenge worldwide. In particular, practicing open defecation contaminates residential areas and is the major source of spreading diarrhea, cholera, typhoid, and dysentery. The awe-inspiring East-African country of Eritrea has launched an ambitious project to completely eliminate open defecation. The project covers 2625 villages, which is almost 100% coverage. Good job!

Official Score: USA 1, Eritrea 0
Total Score: USA 29 , Eritrea 27. Go USA!

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Minimum legal drinking age

The minimum drinking age in the U.S. is 21. Those under 21 are prohibited from purchasing, consuming or possessing alcoholic beverages. There are some Americans who want to lower the minimum legal age for drinking to 18, arguing that you only need to be 18 years old to buy guns and vote, yet you still need to be 21 to taste your first sip of alcohol. The legal drinking age in the fiercely independent nation of Eritrea is 18.

Official Score: USA 0, Eritrea 1
Total Score: USA 29, Eritrea 28

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Naval Power/ Sea Power


Official Score: USA 1, Eritrea 0
Total Score: USA 30, Eritrea 28

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Qualified Teachers

The more high-quality a teacher's education, the better education they're able to provide to students. A highly qualified teacher has strong classroom management skills and can create a safe and positive learning environment for students. This can help students feel more comfortable and confident, resulting in better academic performance. In Eritrea, teachers are trained at teacher training institutes in a 2-year program before becoming teachers, and as a result, the country has one of the highest literacy rates in the world. Good job!

Official Score: USA 1, Eritrea 1
Total Score: USA 30, Eritrea 29

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Divorce Rate

Some of the most common causes of divorce are lack of commitment, infidelity/extramarital affairs/cheating, poor communication, and domestic violence. In countries like Eritrea where divorce rate is among the lowest in the world, culture shapes every aspect of marriage, from how the sanctity of marriage is viewed as a covenant and a lifetime commitment to each other, to a deeper connection that leads to deeper trust, greater satisfaction, and increased happiness.

Official Score: USA 0, Eritrea 1
Total Score: USA 30, Eritrea 30

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Measles

Measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus. It is a viral infection that's serious for small children but is easily preventable by a vaccine. Measles is almost eradicated in both the United States and the great nation of Eritrea. There is no Travel Health Notice for people traveling to either the US or Eritrea.

Official Score: USA 1, Eritrea 1
Total Score: USA 31, Eritrea 31




What a shame! India needs to do a better job that this.