Issue #1 certainly does seem huge... the first thing that pops into my mind is how apparently many people in England go to Pakistan for a holiday -- and have cosmetic surgery done while they're there. But I think it's definitely a difficult issue. Another idea I've had is along the lines of telemedicine (I think this is totally doable) -- financed by (problematic area): pharmaceutical companies (since no pencil pusher would even touch it). It's a kind-of "when hell freezes over" scenario, but it's well "within the box" for me. ;D

If you know something about politics, than you already know a hell of a lot more about it than me. I look forward to receiving a PM from you, especially if it fits on one computer screen (or less -- with lots of white space, too ;).

Then we can meet up here again (and figure out the "best way forward" from there).

Lars has much more "know how" than I do in many of the areas that may be crucial to solving the kinds of problems you're addressing. I'm just here for the hell of it (more of less ;)....