Malaria And Aids
I just finished reading an article on the topic of malaria in Africa. It seems as if President Bush is doing something well. President Bush pushed a bill through congress a few years ago to deal with malaria. Malaria was killing more people in Africa than any other form of sickness. The death rate in children was alarming in certain parts of Africa.
As we all know, malaria is spread by mosquitoes. Our nation, along with the World Health Organization, has provided millions of bed nets to the people of Africa. These nets are draped over the bed at night. It keeps the bugs off you as you sleep.
However, the biggest help in this fight was the use of DDT. DDT is a pesticide that works wonders. As far as we can tell, there has never been a chemical that kills a mosquito any better. However, DDT was banned in the 1970's because a few environmental activist groups deemed it harmful to the environment. They said that in hard doses it hurts birds. In the mean time, millions of people have died of malaria.
The malaria problem got bad enough that the government and the WHO took the risk of making radical environmentalists upset. DDT was the pet cause for the environmentalists in the 1970's. To upset this group of people could cause major problems with certain governments in Europe. Nevertheless, the government and WHO decided that human life is more important than bird life. The death rate from Malaria in some areas of Africa has dropped over 80%.
The next major disease in Africa is Aids. I have heard estimates as high as 1 in 5 people in certain parts of Africa carry the HIV virus. Millions and millions of dollars has been pumped into the regions to provide condemns on demand. There has been a great deal of money spent on educating the people of Africa about safe sex. However, these dollars have not put a dent in the problem.
I wonder if the government and the WHO would take the radical step of introducing abstinence in Africa. It would alienate and anger the homosexual rights groups. It would infuriate the progressive secularist. However, we all know that we could end the scourge of aids in a few years if people waited until they are married to have sex.
I don't see it happening, but it is just a suggestion.
As we all know, malaria is spread by mosquitoes. Our nation, along with the World Health Organization, has provided millions of bed nets to the people of Africa. These nets are draped over the bed at night. It keeps the bugs off you as you sleep.
However, the biggest help in this fight was the use of DDT. DDT is a pesticide that works wonders. As far as we can tell, there has never been a chemical that kills a mosquito any better. However, DDT was banned in the 1970's because a few environmental activist groups deemed it harmful to the environment. They said that in hard doses it hurts birds. In the mean time, millions of people have died of malaria.
The malaria problem got bad enough that the government and the WHO took the risk of making radical environmentalists upset. DDT was the pet cause for the environmentalists in the 1970's. To upset this group of people could cause major problems with certain governments in Europe. Nevertheless, the government and WHO decided that human life is more important than bird life. The death rate from Malaria in some areas of Africa has dropped over 80%.
The next major disease in Africa is Aids. I have heard estimates as high as 1 in 5 people in certain parts of Africa carry the HIV virus. Millions and millions of dollars has been pumped into the regions to provide condemns on demand. There has been a great deal of money spent on educating the people of Africa about safe sex. However, these dollars have not put a dent in the problem.
I wonder if the government and the WHO would take the radical step of introducing abstinence in Africa. It would alienate and anger the homosexual rights groups. It would infuriate the progressive secularist. However, we all know that we could end the scourge of aids in a few years if people waited until they are married to have sex.
I don't see it happening, but it is just a suggestion.
posted by Foundes Community Church @ 11:31 PM
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