Should the US remove the condition of democratic

practices before giving monies for AIDS relief?

By Alex Baker

Facts

• December 1st is AIDS awareness day

• In 2008 33.4 million people living with HIV, 2 million died from AIDS

• Women represent 59% , young people 40%

• 2.1 million children in 2008, 17.5 million aids orphans

• 81% of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa (22.4 million)

Highly affected areas

• Majority of US funding goes to Africa, India and the Caribbean

Africa: the largest recipient

• http://healthmap.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/aids-graphic.jpg

US Activity

• 1986 began funding

• 1999 President Clinton’s L.I.F.E.

• 2002 George Bush

• 2003 PEPFAR $15 billion• 2008 additional 5 years, $48

billion• 2009 Congress appropriated $6.6

billion• Partnerships

• Obama’s Global Health Initiative $63 billion over 6 years

• Product RED

distribution

options

• Option One: Stay democratic. Continue the necessity of Congress to approve the government budget for AIDS relief.

• Option Two: Remove the necessity for Congress approval to appropriate funding. Allow head officials to make the decision without consent of voters or representatives.

• Option Three: Cease all government funding and allow for private organizations to take over the issue.

Solution

• Option One: Stay democratic. Continue the necessity of Congress to approve the government budget for AIDS relief.

• President Obama said, “Let’s also recommit ourselves to building on the tremendous progress we’ve made both in preventing and treating the disease and ending the stigma and discrimination that too often surround.”

Sources

• http://www.kff.org/hivaids/upload/3030-14.pdf

• http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/01/aids-funding-program-started-bush-credited-saving-millions/#ixzz17I51hQ88

• http://aids.gov/

• http://www.avert.org/aids-funding.htm

• http://www.avert.org/pepfar.htm

• http://www.kff.org/hivaids/upload/7029-041.pdf