The US Fed Gvt. should substantially increase public health assistance to sub-suharan Africa.

I have two possible plans that would make for a great change in Sub- Saharan Africa. But first of all, From playpumps.org, "More than one billion people worldwide do not have access to clean water. Water-related diseases are the leading cause of death in the world, taking the lives of 6,000 people a day, and are responsible for 80 percent of all sickness in the world. 40 billion hours are lost annually to hauling water, a chore primarily undertaken by women and girls." This is why ne need to take action. Plan: 1. The US Fed Government should get together with PlayPumps Int. and install enough pumps throughout the region to filter and store water for the people. In case you're wondering, a PlayPump is a water purification system that is installed into the ground about 40 meters, and pumps and filters the water into a silo. It's pumped by two available options. The PlayPump can be pumped by a marry-go-round (hence 'Play'Pump) or a hand pump. As children play on the marry go round, it pumps the water into a storage silo where a very vast amount of water can be stored. When it rains, the silo can also collect and filter the water. The plan would be to install one or more pumps int each country within the region, giving access to clean and healthy water to everyone. Not only does it help with water filtration, but a large billboard can be found on the silo, specifcally placed there for AIDS awareness a number to a 24-hour hotline to get information. There are already a few of these pumps in this region already (they work, they need more), and the bulletins on those pumps have been read by over 5000 people, and have helped educate teens about the dangers of AIDS and how to prevent getting it. Funding: 2. One pump costs $6,000. "Only 58 percent of the 684 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have clean water, compared with 79 percent for the entire developing world." That leaves almost 400 million people without clean water. A playpump can reach 3 million people. When you calculate this, we only need around 140 pumps. With that, the cost would only come to roughly 840 million. If we add an extra 5% tax on coffee products. "In 2006 there were 108,000,000 coffee consumers in the United States spending an approximated 9.2 billion dollars in the retail sector and 8.7 billion dollars in the foodservice sector every year." This shows that with a 5% tax added to coffee products, we'd have plenty of money to pay for all for all of the pumps...with the tax we should get our "goal" amouunt of 900 million, and have leftover money to pay for workers or help with other minor problems. Solvency: As I've said, we should install these pumps in sub-saharan africa, but who should do the job, you may ask. The people being sent over would be: PlayPumps workers, volunteers, and doctors. Only qualified workers would be sent over, and the problem would be eradicated. Because these pumps last a lifetime, Africa will gladly take our aid, but will not get dependent on it. Also, Can I see proof of Moral Hazard in Sub-Saharan Africa? Thanks. Tell me what you think of the plan, because I'm using it in a debate tournament tomorrow morning. Get back to be and debate on it ASAP. =)