Bill Clinton Announces Africa Trip
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Yesterday, former President Bill Clinton announced an upcoming trip to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Liberia and Senegal to promote the Clinton Foundation’s new programs to fight AIDS and malaria. Earlier this month, the Clinton Foundation “reached an agreement with several pharmaceutical companies to slash the price of the top anti-malaria treatment by 30 percent.”(AFP)
President Clinton travels to Africa once a year and his first trip was while he was president in 1998. Due to ONE members’ “Visit Africa” campaign in February, both Senators McCain and Obama have pledged, that if they’re elected, they’ll visit the continent during their presidency. Check out their pledges here.
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July 23, 2008 at 6:05 pm
best of luck with your travels, i wish i could go. if you need any volunteers please let me know.
August 3, 2008 at 7:28 pm
When do we start worrying about the health of our own undernourished, under-medicated people? The plight of the global community should not be any more important than the American poor indigenous people! Some of our fellow Americans live in conditions similar to Africa (dry, desolate homelands), yet the media prefers to ignore their situation entirely.
Maybe what is needed is for former President Clinton (or someone similar) to go to some of the American Indian reservations to see first hand what living conditions are. Maybe that person can explain to the citizens of those reservations why foreign citizens get our taxpayer money that should be spent here.
January 19, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Hello fellow ONE member,
I appreciate Bono speaking out on behalf of the worlds poor and sick. Don’t forget that the number one question asked Obama was “Will you legalize marijuana?”. Think about the benefits that medical cannabis can have on the millions of suffering Africans. I am very disturbed when I hear that UN Police are using international aid money to persecute cannabis growers in Africa and destroy such an important beneficial crop. Bono has enormous influence on UN leaders, and some of the world’s most powerful people. Please don’t think for a moment that by removing cannabis the UN is in any way helping the poor people of Africa or any other continent. This is a grave injustice, and I’m sure the sick and dying Africans effected by such laws would agree. The cannabis plant can help to provide food, clothing, shelter, safe medicine, and eco-friendly fuel. If the One Campaign really wants to help the poor, we should let them grow hemp, and if we must get involved, help them succeed in taking advantage of the many benefits of the hemp industry.
I hope Bono keeps up the good work, and helps to stop the bad work.
Thanx. www.nycamp.org
June 25, 2009 at 12:24 pm
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