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**tq4F7YKs** · 06-03-2006, 09:51 PM

All your source says is that we ought to be skeptical of the numbers representing the number of AIDS infections in Uganda.

Fair enough. My point is that if we are being skeptical, then how do we know to trust the higher figures which seem to be the whole point of the article?

Skepticism in one instance and blind faith in the other seems drastically unwarranted.

That's a red herring. How long as the program been in place? What percentage of the population had AIDS before the program was put in place? How much funding does the program receive? Bill Gates is one of the donors. The Botswana program has ample funding available.

The point I am trying to make is that you are gaging the Uganda program based on the results that we see. Now, why can't we also hold the folks in Botswana accountable for the fact that even though they have pushed condoms there extensively that their rate has not changed appreciably?

I'm not saying, look Botswana's higher then Uganda, but rather, why is it that Botswana's program has shown no change whatsoever, despite the fact that they are doing everything 'right' in promoting education, and condoms, etc.

06-03-2006, 09:51 PM	#5
tq4F7YKs Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 463 Senior Member	All your source says is that we ought to be skeptical of the numbers representing the number of AIDS infections in Uganda. Fair enough. My point is that if we are being skeptical, then how do we know to trust the higher figures which seem to be the whole point of the article? Skepticism in one instance and blind faith in the other seems drastically unwarranted. That's a red herring. How long as the program been in place? What percentage of the population had AIDS before the program was put in place? How much funding does the program receive? Bill Gates is one of the donors. The Botswana program has ample funding available. The point I am trying to make is that you are gaging the Uganda program based on the results that we see. Now, why can't we also hold the folks in Botswana accountable for the fact that even though they have pushed condoms there extensively that their rate has not changed appreciably? I'm not saying, look Botswana's higher then Uganda, but rather, why is it that Botswana's program has shown no change whatsoever, despite the fact that they are doing everything 'right' in promoting education, and condoms, etc.
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