Comments on: Africa AIDS Ignorance

By: dave

dave — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:32:17 +0000

That is a good point about the restrictions, but the first step is admitting that the world shares this problem, and we need to do something about it. Bush acknowledged that (which is good), then he hamstrung the whole thing by forcing the programs to be abstinence based. Hopefully the next president will increase the funding, remove the restrictions, and work to insure that the people who need help get it..

By: jeff b

jeff b — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:41:04 +0000

Really Dave? What good has the Bush administration done? They promised $15bn in aid to Africa but on the condition that AIDS programs switched from condom distribution and education to abstinence promotion. I don't see how that's helpful.

By: dave

dave — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:05:53 +0000

It is astonishing, but it is also something that people have a hard time talking about. Public discussions on safe sex and needle usage are rare in most (if not all) cultures.
We (the west) need to make sure that we do everything we can to educate and aid people in Africa (in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals). I think that Bush has actually done some good things in this area, but more needs to be done.