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Rich nations blamed for not doing enough to combat AIDS

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  • 22-09-2003 11:31am
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    bloggs
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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3127926.stm

    I believe that the affected nations should be spending less on arms and war, and more on their own people. They should also be implement changes to corrupt regrimes before western money is sent, as aid is only being wasted and in most cases very little finds it's way to the people who need it.


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    shotamoose
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    Originally posted by bloggs
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3127926.stm

    I believe that the affected nations should be spending less on arms and war, and more on their own people. They should also be implement changes to corrupt regrimes before western money is sent, as aid is only being wasted and in most cases very little finds it's way to the people who need it.

    Since you're obviously an authority on the subject, can you tell us how much the affected nations spend on arms and war and how much on their own people? It might also be interesting to know how much rich countries (EU and US, say) spend on arms and war in foreign countries, and how much they spend on people in foreign countries.

    Please also give examples of how aid from rich countries for combating / treating AIDS is being wasted, and explain why this means we should stop sending any.

    The impression I get is that the money being spent on AIDS treatment in Africa is making a very big difference to the lives of individuals and communities. The problem is that there is far, far too little of it. The billions that George Bush made a great show of announcing earlier this year have yet to materialise, while the EU hasn't even bothered announcing anything yet.

    There is simply no alternative to spending vast amounts of money on the prevention and treatment of AIDS in Africa. The alternative is that we abandon whole countries to the equivalent of Europe's medieval plague, and leave ourselves open to whatever the consequences of that might be.


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