Comments on: Saving Africans from Limousine Liberals and People Who, Although Not as Rich as Barbara Streisand, Think Just Like She Does; Part I.

By: Out of Africa | John Goodman | NCPA

Out of Africa | John Goodman | NCPA — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:41:54 +0000

[...] have previously reported on the harmful effects of foreign aid on Africa in regard to AIDS treatment vs. AIDS prevention and the exorbitant costs of treating [...]

By: Linda Gorman

Linda Gorman — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:52:51 +0000

Not to mention that, as is the case with so many medical conditions that have the potential to generate large streams of funding, AIDS epidemiology has consistently churned out high estimates. Michael Fumento provides an overview of the estimating problems at http://www.fumento.com/disease/aidsstats.html In November 2007, the UN announced that it has, in fact, been estimating the size and the course of the AIDS epidemic by roughly 40 percent. As a result, John's discussion of the misallocation of funding has more weight, and AIDS joins global warming, bird flu, and stem cell research in the pantheon of classic cases in which funding streams appear to be seriously skewing entire research areas and scepticism about research claims is entirely warranted.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:52:13 +0000

I suggest you check out the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF.ORG) so you can write a correction including an apology for your ignorance.

By: Gregory Isaacs

Gregory Isaacs — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:14:37 +0000

Of course, as I am certain you know, the major hold-up on AIDS prevention programs was/is the myopic, and deadly, view of the moralists to not mention condoms or needle exchanges but to only tut-tut unrealistically about abstinence.

By: Uwe E. Reinhardt

Uwe E. Reinhardt — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:49:45 +0000

Interesting perspective. I shared it with the class Bill Frist and I taught last fall.