{"id":285,"date":"2012-03-28T15:29:35","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T19:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2012-05-27T17:58:39","modified_gmt":"2012-05-27T21:58:39","slug":"gh-pp-anthropological-analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/contemporary-issues\/gh-pp-anthropological-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropological Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recall the following chart from the News Analysis<\/a>\u00a0section that shows the local and foreign use and effects of social media on efforts to eradicate polio from Pakistan.<\/p>\n

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While foreign use of social media and photoblogs often blames Pakistani culture and create false optimism to increase donor funding, Closser<\/span><\/a>\u00a0claims the hinderances to full eradication are located within the Polio\u00a0Eradication\u00a0Initiate\u00a0itself and that eradication in Pakistan will not be realized until these realities are addressed. She highlights the inadequate compensation given to Pakistani health workers, the complicated role of foreign consultants (which she herself\u00a0experienced\u00a0repeatedly), and the troublesome dynamics of Pakistan’s district-level health systems.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The news coverage, both local and\u00a0international, creates a positive image of a polio-free Pakistan that is well within reach. The\u00a0Initiative\u00a0is portrayed as a body able to access Pakistan’s mobile society with\u00a0international\u00a0funding and local participation.<\/p>\n

The following questions are meant to spark dialogue and critical thinking:<\/p>\n