Dengue and the Cost of Waiting By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal There is a familiar weakness in the human character; we are often more comfortable responding to danger than preparing for it. We wait for the storm before repairing the roof, for the illness before changing our habits, and for the crisis before asking why we were not prepared. Nations, however, cannot afford to live by such habits. The measure of a responsible society is not how vigorously it responds to a disaster, but how wisely it prepares to prevent one.…
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