Bush Accused of Aids Damage to Africa

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Bush accused of Aids damage to Africa

Jeevan Vasagar and agencies in Nairobi and Julian Borger in Washington
Tuesday August 30, 2005
The Guardian


A senior United Nations official has accused President George Bush of "doing damage to Africa" by cutting funding for condoms, a move which may jeopardise the successful fight against HIV/Aids in Uganda.

Stephen Lewis, the UN secretary general's special envoy for HIV/Aids in Africa, said US cuts in funding for condoms and an emphasis on promoting abstinence had contributed to a shortage of condoms in Uganda, one of the few African countries which has succeeded in reducing its infection rate.

"There is no doubt in my mind that the condom crisis in Uganda is being driven by ," Mr Lewis said yesterday. "To impose a dogma-driven policy that is fundamentally flawed is doing damage to Africa."

The condom shortage has developed because both the Ugandan government and the US, which is the main donor for HIV/Aids prevention, have allowed supplies to dwindle, according to an American pressure group, the Centre for Health and Gender Equity (Change).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/aids/story/0,7369,1558903,00.html

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1. Those prickly hypocrites in

Washington D.C. would like to be the death of the Planet ..it's our job to stop them.

Maybe Lance Armstrong and Bono can have another talk with the bicycled one..for all the good it would do.

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2. These fundie people aren't pro life, they are pro death. Sick bastards.

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3. when was it our job to provide condoms?

Don't get me wrong I think all who can should help... but why is this the USAs fault? Condoms can be found everywhere...

Sometimes I don't understand the world... on one day you hear complaints that the USA should stay out of everyone else's business. The next day you hear the USA doesn't do enough (when the USA already helps more countries than any other.)

You just can't win I guess.

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That and honestly... I would seriously doubt Bush is sitting somewhere mulling over detailed "Condom Export Figures" reports and then suddenly says "That's it... no more condoms for joo" LOL I would be surprised he even knew we were sending then there to begin with.

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4. yet another facet of Bushler's plan to kill more brown people n/t