Grassroots and the Global Fund
The Des Moines Register (via Kaiser) has a Global Fund editorial that reminds me of some talking points I heard somewheres...
My favorite bits:
The United States continues to pour the majority of its aid money into U.S.-led AIDS programs. Those come with strings. The Bush administration has refused to allow organizations to purchase drugs not reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration. The administration wants abstinence promoted, and it recently required groups to pledge opposition to prostitution and sex trafficking. Those may seem like worthy goals, but they fail to recognize the powerlessness of women in many countries.
Such U.S. strings serve only to further political agendas of U.S. politicians, not save lives or spend dollars wisely.
Contributing our share to the Global Fund is a better use of U.S. dollars.
SGAC has been pushing hard on this, and will be doing a lot today. More on that later.
My favorite bits:
The United States continues to pour the majority of its aid money into U.S.-led AIDS programs. Those come with strings. The Bush administration has refused to allow organizations to purchase drugs not reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration. The administration wants abstinence promoted, and it recently required groups to pledge opposition to prostitution and sex trafficking. Those may seem like worthy goals, but they fail to recognize the powerlessness of women in many countries.
Such U.S. strings serve only to further political agendas of U.S. politicians, not save lives or spend dollars wisely.
Contributing our share to the Global Fund is a better use of U.S. dollars.
SGAC has been pushing hard on this, and will be doing a lot today. More on that later.
posted by onlooker at 10:57 AM
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