The situation is most critical in eastern Africa, where 20 million people face serious food shortages that will require continued food aid well into 2001. Please share with colleagues or institutions that might be interested in our grant program.
Malaria looms as Africa's greatest public health disaster on the eve of the new millenium.
For sheer survival we must rise up to this challenge and poll our research resources in order to defeat this scourge. South African President's Controversial Position on HIV-AIDS President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa was recently in the United States for a state visit. The successor of Nelson Mandela came to America to shore up new investment flow to fight poverty and unemployment in his country. South Africa figures in the top thirty world economies and represents the continent brightest hope. It is a middle-income country with a wealth of resources.