Almost half of Haiti’s injured may be children
A statistical study by a specialist group at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California showed that those hurt in the January 12 quake will likely “include an extraordinarily high number of children, more than 110,000, nearly half of the estimated total.”
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Almost_half_of_Haitis_injured_may_be_children_study_999.html
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With 70 percent of its population under age 30 and a history of sustained political instability, Haiti illustrates the dilemma facing a country with an abundance of young people who have too few opportunities.
http://aqviva.dk/2010/01/haiti-young-and-volatile/
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