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Saturday, July 10, 2004Although he praised some of UNAIDS work, Dr Lamboray, who has been the principal coordinator of the competence programme of UNAIDS and UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research), said that it was not doing all it should and he felt the need to leave so that he could "tell the truth." Dr Lamboray also questioned the authority and accountability of the organisation. .... "What I learned was that [while] you do need the distribution of condoms and drugs and tests, nothing substitutes for what people decide to do by themselves for themselves. They have to have a feeling of `ownership,' that they are in charge of the response from the bottom up. Being told from the top what to do and what not to do is not good enough," he said. Sounds like imperialism. Then there's this, from a Botswanan: I always ask about the millions or is it billions of dollars that are always talked about that the local people never see. The UNAIDS officials, consultants and experts do definitely see them in terms of salaries, stipends, per diems, international flights, hotel accommodations, never ending meetings and conferences....! A lot of us are living off HIV/AIDS Programmes while the people living with HIV/ AIDS are living in misery and as 'volunteers'. I even know of some colleagues who were looking after the environment, but are now HIV/AIDS Consultants in Africa as that is where the money is. Yep. Sounds like imperialism. posted by Sydney on 7/10/2004 06:03:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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