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African toll on AIDS funds debated
Washington Times ^ | 7/25/02 | Paul Martin

Posted on 07/25/2002 6:47:04 AM PDT by DoctorMichael

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:38:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Britain's politicians, doctors and media are engaged in a debate about how to deal with African immigrants who take up significant chunks of the free National Health Service treatment offered to HIV and AIDS sufferers."

Until recently the debate had been whispered because of the political sensitivity of the issue. Recently, however, the Times newspaper in London reported that 80 percent of the 2,225 new cases of HIV in Britain last year were from Africa.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aids; britain; healthcare; welfare
No problem. C'mon in. We'll take care of you.
1 posted on 07/25/2002 6:47:05 AM PDT by DoctorMichael
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And the socialists (read liberals) want the same socialized medicine system here too...as if we don't already have a big enough immigration problem (both legal and illegal) anyway...
2 posted on 07/25/2002 7:06:19 AM PDT by TheBattman
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