"The policies dictated by the World Bank and IMF exacerbated poverty, providing fertile ground for the spread of HIV/AIDS..."
Pardon me, but I thought that copulation of some sort with an infected person caused the spread of AIDS. Now, it appears that poverty causes AIDS. Oh, wait a minute, maybe the author is saying that only poor people copulate. Or, maybe poor people have more time to copulate. "These institutions must be made accountable for their role in causing the worst health crisis in human history, which Africa now faces." Are these poor people at all responsible for their behavior, ie, who they copulate with? If these poor people had more money, do you suppose they would stop copulating and spreading AIDS? I doubt it! Doug From: "jsherry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: OFF:Fw: [globalnews] IMF and World Bank Blamed for Worst Health Crisis in History FOREIGN POLICY IN FOCUS http://www.fpif.org/ **IMF and World Bank Blamed for Worst Health Crisis in History These institutions must be made accountable for their role in causing the worst health crisis in human history, which Africa now faces." Africa Action has launched a new campaign called "Africa's Right to Health Campaign." The campaign is based information on a new position paper, Hazardous to Health: The World Bank and IMF in Africa, published by Africa Action and written by Ann-Louise Colgan. According to this new paper, "The policies dictated by the World Bank and IMF exacerbated poverty, providing fertile ground for the spread of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Cutbacks in health budgets and privatization of health services eroded previous advances in health care and weakened the capacity of African governments to cope with the growing health crisis. Consequently, during the past two decades the life expectancy of Africans has dropped by 15 years." _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
