http://phrblog.org/blog/2009/06/17/ask-your-member-of-congress-to-fully-fund-global-aids-programs/ Advancing health, dignity and justice Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:42:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://phrblog.org/blog/2009/06/17/ask-your-member-of-congress-to-fully-fund-global-aids-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-1394 David J. Fitch Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:52:47 +0000 http://phrblog.org/?p=1381#comment-1394 Dear Brother and Sister Human Rights Activists, We who want all of God's children to have the gift of life grieve with all of the needless deaths in this our world. At least some of us would like the present billions being spent on killing being spent by our Government on saving peoples lives. There would then be enough money to dramatically reduce the six million needless child deaths each year, feed the hungry of Africa, and provide the drugs and medical services needed by people with AIDS if they are not to die. I think the President is correct – on two grounds - for limit the expansion of the moneys spent on treating people with AIDS. 1) Equal amounts of money effectively spent could likely reduce the deaths of 10 children or one AIDS patient. 2) The number of youths becoming AIDS patients is not decreasing – some 6,000 a day. I fear that many are thinking that AIDS is no big deal, that the US will provide all they need if they become infected. We need to look at our own sins. What is being recommended by the medical community for AIDS is the adoption of the extremely inefficient US practice of medicine, based on drugs and high priced physicians, which leaves many without health care. I suggest that the first thing PHR should do – concerned with health in Africa – is to oppose the AMA’s opposition to proposals for a Government health insurance plan, fearing they will lose money. David Dear Brother and Sister Human Rights Activists, We who want all of God’s children to have the gift of life grieve with all of the needless deaths in this our world. At least some of us would like the present billions being spent on killing being spent by our Government on saving peoples lives. There would then be enough money to dramatically reduce the six million needless child deaths each year, feed the hungry of Africa, and provide the drugs and medical services needed by people with AIDS if they are not to die. I think the President is correct – on two grounds – for limit the expansion of the moneys spent on treating people with AIDS. 1) Equal amounts of money effectively spent could likely reduce the deaths of 10 children or one AIDS patient. 2) The number of youths becoming AIDS patients is not decreasing – some 6,000 a day. I fear that many are thinking that AIDS is no big deal, that the US will provide all they need if they become infected. We need to look at our own sins. What is being recommended by the medical community for AIDS is the adoption of the extremely inefficient US practice of medicine, based on drugs and high priced physicians, which leaves many without health care. I suggest that the first thing PHR should do – concerned with health in Africa – is to oppose the AMA’s opposition to proposals for a Government health insurance plan, fearing they will lose money. David

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