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Omni News: South Asian Edition CJMT (CJMT)International Programming, DMA: 0 Apr 11 2009 6:08AM EDT Programming Type: News
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university of alberta, is currently raising funds for a medical clinic. but not one in alberta... he's trying to collect money, for a facility in one of the world's poorest countries... nepal. sunita kaul, reports. he also crush syndrome--ladies and gentlemen welcome dr kim solez --- claprecently awarded the international distinguished medal from the national kidney foundation - for 2009, dr solez is fulfilling a long nurtured dream of setting up a medical institute - a world away in nepal - one of the five most impoverished countries in the world.eighty six percent of nepalis live in rural areas. infant mortality in rural nepal is 13.2%, more than double compared to that in urban nepal. solezi was aware wealthy rich-- joinits not just a problem in nepal but developing world vo:termed once as a great artist of the surreal by canadian icon leonard cohen, dr. solez is much more than a decorated man of medicine. dr solez we should never narrow our view of what we are and what we can be-- its this belief perhaps that makes him determined to combine his passion for music- the arts and medicine.cross discipline as he would term it.this years annual cultural celebration of leonard cohen will include a fund raising event on september 19th for the nepal project call it the wheel of life- the iconic canadian man of poetry who once renounced the world to live as a zen monk is once again - many years later associated in some way to help heal the land of lord gautmn buddha.sunita kaul, omni news, edmonton. coming up...accusations of terror links, lead to a diplomatic row between pakistan, and the united kingdom... also... accusations of leading riots against sikhs in india, causes a politician
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