HOMELESS ISSUES - Question SDF

HOMELESS ISSUES



The homeless phenomenon leads us to deal with 4 issues: 


*The distress of those people who do not have access to safe food, drinkable water, shelter and hygiene. This causes skin and digestive infections. Outdoor life without enough warm clothing causes respiratory illnesses. Untreated chronic diseases can cause in addition apparent disturbed behaviour which may be thought to be mental disorder.  Distress and prolonged pain can lead to real mental disorder.


So we must save the homeless .


*The indifference of most social parties to this distress.

So we must ensure this indifference is over especially in associations.


* We know that in the past plague and other epidemics started in poor populations. Dangerous diseases in late 20^th century (like smallpox etc ) were eradicated when wide vaccination campaigns took place, and poor people benefited from them.

So, for government, it is CHEAPER to provide for the health of the homeless than to treat an epidemic outbreak.


* Those homeless people, because of neediness may become bad tools in the hands of patents, enrolled as thieves, killers etc. Or even to transmit their illnesses to others.

 So we must prevent this.

NB: I want to say that dealing with homeless may also give opportunity to discover new horizons and sometimes make buziness! since some poor homeless people are simply people unable to manage their assets etc.

In army , the wounded have relief and help units. Why this isn't copied in civil life, as it is for intel?