Comments on: Senator Isakson in Africa http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/10/senator-isakson-in-africa/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:59:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mikiel Davids http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/10/senator-isakson-in-africa/#comment-564312 Mikiel Davids Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:44:03 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=6876#comment-564312 I applaud the Senator's work to make maternal and child health in Africa a priority, but his recognition of the importance of improving healthcare in Africa makes it all the more distressing that he does not make health care for all in America a priority too. Senator Isakson does not support proposals to create add a public health insurance option to the existing private insurance options, even though 50 million Americans are currently without health insurance in the U.S., frequently because they too live in poverty and cannot afford the cost of health insurance coverage. I hope that Senator Isakson's experience in Africa will remind him of the link between poverty and the inability to access crucial healthcare and prevention services, and lead him to support proposals to make a public option available. I applaud the Senator’s work to make maternal and child health in Africa a priority, but his recognition of the importance of improving healthcare in Africa makes it all the more distressing that he does not make health care for all in America a priority too. Senator Isakson does not support proposals to create add a public health insurance option to the existing private insurance options, even though 50 million Americans are currently without health insurance in the U.S., frequently because they too live in poverty and cannot afford the cost of health insurance coverage. I hope that Senator Isakson’s experience in Africa will remind him of the link between poverty and the inability to access crucial healthcare and prevention services, and lead him to support proposals to make a public option available.

]]> By: Debra Goldenberg http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/10/senator-isakson-in-africa/#comment-563747 Debra Goldenberg Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:07:06 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=6876#comment-563747 Terrific! That's progress. Closer ties are indeed what we need. Thanks for reporting on the visit. Cheers, Terrific! That’s progress. Closer ties are indeed what we need. Thanks for reporting on the visit.

Cheers,

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