Results 1-3 of 3 for foundation hospital speaker:David Borrow
- [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] — HIV/AIDS (11 May 2006)
David Borrow: ...rates of 25 to 30 per cent. Clearly, there was a problem, and the Government of Botswana quickly changed their approach. A few years ago, they reached an agreement with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Merck to put in place a full programme of antiretroviral treatment for the population. That involved a $50 million contribution from Merck, the foundation and the Government. The...
- [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] — HIV/AIDS (11 May 2006)
David Borrow: I agree. A few years ago I visited a hospital in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and spoke to women there. A culture clearly existed in which if a man wanted sexual relations with a woman or wanted to go out with a woman and she said no, it was legitimate for him to rape her, because she would then be no use to anyone and would have no choice but to become his sexual partner. That attitude was...
- HIV/AIDS (11 Dec 2003)
Mr David Borrow: ...had developed anti-retrovirals, which were generally available in the developing world, and also in Uganda, if people were prepared to pay for them. There was a weekly clinic at the Mildmay hospital in Kampala, which shows that those were available to people who could afford to pay. At that time, however, they were not regarded as something that should be made generally available...
