Scary - Life expectancy in 7 African countries now less than 40 years

[hudsonsmith]

Saw this in the newspaper this AM. A new study by the UN indicates that the life expectancy in 7 African countries has dropped to less than 40 years due to the AIDS epidemic. For some of these countries, this is more than a 30% drop in 10 years. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/16/in...ca/16afri.html (You don't need to subscribe to read this, although you may need to register.)

[Ya_know]

That is sad.

[Cleetus]

South Africa shouldn't be too far behind either.

[techs]

Where's Sally Struthers when you need her?

[Escape_Driver]

But George Bush has cut funding to any AIDS program that teachs condom useage....

[meatwad]

But George Bush has cut funding to any AIDS program that teachs condom useage....

Yeah, it looks like it was working wonders.

[Ya_know]

But George Bush has cut funding to any AIDS program that teachs condom useage....

And that effects the African countries how???

[jitBob]

And that effects the African countries how???

Come on now. Teaching condom useage as a means of preventing STD's makes perfect sense.

[techs]

Come on now. Teaching condom useage as a means of preventing STD's makes perfect sense.

I don't know. No one ever had to teach me condom usage. I figured it out for myself.

[ilovetheusers]

But George Bush has cut funding to any AIDS program that teachs condom useage....

George Bush signed off on a huge AIDS relief package for Africa and liberals bitched about spending. FYI.

[ilovetheusers]

Come on now. Teaching condom useage as a means of preventing STD's makes perfect sense.

The issue is that African men will not wear condoms and labor under illusions like having sex with virgins cures AIDS. BTW - see above post.

[meatwad]

How about education. We'll just drop pamphlets everywhere that say, "Stop f***ing anything that moves! Pick a person and go with it! Keep the needles out of your arms!" Think that would work?

[jitBob]

How about education. We'll just drop pamphlets everywhere that say, "Stop f***ing anything that moves! Pick a person and go with it! Keep the needles out of your arms!" Think that would work?

You forgot about the part that goes: quit having sex with animals!

[meatwad]

You forgot about the part that goes: quit having sex with animals!

Good point goat f***er.

[Ya_know]

You forgot about the part that goes: quit having sex with animals!

Do they do that in Aferica???