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Dear all, > > I was very surprised to read in Dr Forsythe's summary that there were very > few responses from Asia though when I think about it, it's true. Even Dr > Uhrig, while I know he works in Vietnam and obviously speaks > Vietnamese, is > not, technically speaking, Asian. I think it's because most people working > in HIV/AIDs in Asia are not economists and most Asian economists are not > thinking about HIV/AIDS.They have a lot of other things to think about at > the moment and AIDS is unfortunately not on the agenda. Seems a bit > irrelevant to talk about providing ARVs in say, Indonesia, at this > particular moment. > > I found the forum very interesting although because I'm not an economist, > often I found it intimidating. I try and follow the arguments but it's > difficult. As an activist who works with human beings, the emphasis on > numbers is frustrating.That's why I was so relieved when someone, Claude > Kamenga I think it was, mentioned the human being at the centre of all > this and said so, only to be attacked by an economist who says we musn't > think about that. Well I'm sorry but AIDS above all affects individual > human beings who are suffering in many ways and all the bean counting in > the world is not going to make their lives better right now.It would be > nice if ethics etc pushed the numbers rather than the other way round. > > Can't for the moment think of other topics to talk about --I'm > already on 3 > other forums at the moment. Hope the result of all this comes out > in Geneva. > > Thanks and regards, > > Marina Mahathir > President, > Malaysian AIDS Council, > 3, Jalan Cempedak, > off Jalan Kovil Hilir, > Sentul, > 55100 Kuala Lumpur, > Malaysia. > > tel: 603-445-1033 > fax: 603-442-6133 > homepage: http:www.asiaconnect.com.my/aids > |
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