Homecoming
City Club World Aids Day Speech
I've learned a lot in the last three months, some lessons I expected and some more surprising, and I'm thrilled to have the chance to share my experiences with the Cleveland Community during the week of World AIDS Day. I have to thank the Sisters of Charity Foundation/
Saint Ann Foundation for their support of the project and for funding my trip home to accept their generous donation of a light truck . The vehicle will be vital for our work following up on HIV patients and helping people get to their appointments and pick up their medications. Mayor Campbell, Matt Carroll, The Cleveland Department of Public Health and The AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland have also been key in their support of Health Alliance International's work here. It's a critical time right now, and the global struggle for HIV treatment equity is being threatened on several fronts.
High on his extra dose of post-election chutzpah, George Bush recently tried to thwart the Global Fund's efforts to finance a fifth round of projects in the develping world.
Meanwhile, in typical go-it-alone fashion, USAID is getting ready to give 7 billion dollars to a defense contractor to be the sole distributor of expensive brand name anti-retroviral drugs to developing countries accepting USAID money for treatment. In the face of all this, Mozambique's government continues to demand fair prices and equity in access to treatment.
I'm looking forward to a yummy traditional Thanksgiving Dinner (pretty hard to find cranberry sauce here) which will help fuel my efforts the following week to share Mozambique's story as widely as possible. In addition to the city club gig, I'll be at Pilgrim Church on December 1st (World AIDS Day), and on WCPN's 9:00 show on December 2nd. Hope to see many of you during this very short whirlwind visit. I've been reading the comments to the blog (apologies for not posting more often--I have already made a New Year's resolution to post more regularly) and your emails and comments help keep me going. Thanks again. Ate logo. Abracos -- Wendy.
I've learned a lot in the last three months, some lessons I expected and some more surprising, and I'm thrilled to have the chance to share my experiences with the Cleveland Community during the week of World AIDS Day. I have to thank the Sisters of Charity Foundation/
Saint Ann Foundation for their support of the project and for funding my trip home to accept their generous donation of a light truck . The vehicle will be vital for our work following up on HIV patients and helping people get to their appointments and pick up their medications. Mayor Campbell, Matt Carroll, The Cleveland Department of Public Health and The AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland have also been key in their support of Health Alliance International's work here. It's a critical time right now, and the global struggle for HIV treatment equity is being threatened on several fronts.
High on his extra dose of post-election chutzpah, George Bush recently tried to thwart the Global Fund's efforts to finance a fifth round of projects in the develping world.
Meanwhile, in typical go-it-alone fashion, USAID is getting ready to give 7 billion dollars to a defense contractor to be the sole distributor of expensive brand name anti-retroviral drugs to developing countries accepting USAID money for treatment. In the face of all this, Mozambique's government continues to demand fair prices and equity in access to treatment.
I'm looking forward to a yummy traditional Thanksgiving Dinner (pretty hard to find cranberry sauce here) which will help fuel my efforts the following week to share Mozambique's story as widely as possible. In addition to the city club gig, I'll be at Pilgrim Church on December 1st (World AIDS Day), and on WCPN's 9:00 show on December 2nd. Hope to see many of you during this very short whirlwind visit. I've been reading the comments to the blog (apologies for not posting more often--I have already made a New Year's resolution to post more regularly) and your emails and comments help keep me going. Thanks again. Ate logo. Abracos -- Wendy.
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