Go Canada! But what took us so long?

Assalam-u-Alaikum!

I was speaking to a CBS rep today, and she was telling me that the government passed a legislature last year that gave CBS the permission to post the application for Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry online so that people can possibly join the registry that hospitals have access to if they are in need of a Bone Marrow Donor. While applying online is just the first step, it is shocking to see that Canada is the first country in the world to be able to institute online registration. The CBS rep was telling me before this system was established they would have to rely on snail mail and wait for such a long time to get registrants and process their applications by hand and then reply back to the applicant, and so forth. Even though the government has now changed its laws, it is sad to see that these steps weren't taken earlier. Well I guess better late than never right? What about the rest of the world... what's taking them so long?

Its funny, we as a society seem to adapt and advance in technology in which it pleases us the most.. while rest of the avenues such as in health care and other social problems seem to take their sweet time getting there.

Peace