Jabou,
I have not been closely following Bush's AIDS pledges to Africa but I do
agree with a lot of people that the US could have done more. I also hope
this one goes through.

Ousman






>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
>
>Ousman,
>
>Both AIDS activists and African countries alike agree that this is probably
>the most important bit fo news that Bush gave during his state of the union
>address, at least as far as the AIDS crisis and its' victims are concerned.
>Everyone is praying that the funds will inded be made available.
>The main fear that everyone has is that in the past, $500 million has been
>pledged by the Bush administration to help the fight against transmission
>of
>the virus from pregnant mothers to unborn infants. Unfortunately, these
>funds
>were never actually provided and the Bush administration eventually dropped
>it completely out of the budget.
>They also pledged $5 billion that has yet to be requested for release.
>Many people are wondering where this money will come from in view of the
>state of the economy and the huge defecit that the Buh whilte house has
>amassed already even without figuring in the huge tax cuts they are
>committed
>to.
>However, we can only hope that this money will be provided as pledged and
>made available because it sure would mean the difference between life and
>death for  AIDS ravaged  victims in many African countries that are
>especially hit hard by this terrible disease.
>This one was definitley a very positive message coming from the Bush
>Whitehouse, and i think that some commendation should  also go to some of
>the
>healthcare professionals who sent a letter to the White house on the eve of
>the state of the union address asking his intervention and pledge for
>assistance on the AIDS fight as reported in a piece that Ylva Hernlund
>forwarded to the list.
>
>Jabou Joh
>


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