Unfortunately, this seems to be a common problem worldwide. Populations, such as the Roma gypsies, seem to fall through the cracks of our developed societies and become these "vulnerable populations". As another student mentioned in their blog, we are health professionals and we are not to decide who is deserving or not. We are supposed to respect all human life regardless of anything else. However, as a human being I do not see how anyone could deny that these people need help. They are trapped in a perpetual cycle of poverty and near homelessness. They need proper housing, jobs, and health care. Without help they will never be able to get out of that lifestyle. The discrimination they face leads them to live in unsanitary housing and environments and often perform illegal activities to live.
This topic brings to mind the idea of migrant farm workers in the United States as a vulnerable population. These people work long grueling days earning billions of dollars for the farming industry in one of the richest nations of the world (the US) yet they live in barely Third World conditions. Many are making barely enough to live and definitely do not have extra for food, clothing, or healthcare.
http://www.ncfh.org/docs/fs-Facts%20about%20Farmworkers.pdf
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