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...second article in this week's Lancet shows that heart-disease risk factors are rapidly becoming more common worldwide, even in sub-Saharan Africa, where infectious disease remains a big killer. In theory, African doctors should be among those who benefit most from the new paper's findings. In resource-poor settings, saving the $1 to $3 cost of a lab blood test (in the U.S. it costs $10, according to the Lancet paper) would certainly be meaningful - but that's assuming the tests were being performed to start with. The real savings are difficult to calculate, in large part...
...Bush's Secret Mission I really loved Bob Geldof's article about President George W. Bush's policies for Africa [March 3]. Geldof made clear his opinion of Bush, but in the course of the article he also paid homage to some good the President has done. I am a fan of the President's, and I didn't know about the success in Africa. Too bad Bush doesn't have enough p.r. savvy to put a spotlight on this proud legacy. Fred Ascher, Los Angeles...
...After watching this administration make thousands of errors that have plundered America's treasure and reputation, it is encouraging to read about Bush's successes in Africa. It sounds like true compassion at work. I commend the President on his vision and leadership on this issue. Randy Haldeman, Menlo Park, California...
...wife and I traveled to Rwanda and Tanzania. When we told people where we are from, many smiled and responded, "Ah, yes, U.S. good country!" We had no idea what the locals were referring to until one of our guides mentioned Bush and all that he has done for Africa. Thank you for Geldof's article. Apparently "the great unacknowledged story of America in Africa" is less important to most of the media than what Obama and Clinton had for breakfast yesterday. Tom Reynolds, Durham, Connecticut...
...continent where there has been war after war in the past eight years, perhaps hundreds of thousands have been killed in Darfur, Kenya has been destabilized and the U.S. would not fund the distribution of condoms as the cheapest way to fight AIDS? Most of the poverty-fighting in Africa has been done by private citizens or organizations for which Bush cannot take credit. Later in the article, Geldof got to the real reason the U.S. is interested in Africa: "It's a continent of 900 million potential producers and consumers ... the continent America must befriend, if only...