Pandemic

I've just finished reading Mr. Lewis's "Pandemic"and frankly I'm appalled at the lack of high quality aid being supplied to African countries during this time of great need. While we sit in our cozy living rooms, thousands of people die because of AIDS. Mr. Lewis noted in his lecture that when he visited Africa in the 60's there was definitely poverty rampant, but everyone seemed to have food. These days if you were to walk through the streets of Ethiopia, you would see starvation everywhere you turn. Mr. Lewis does however notice the things that are being done to combat the AIDS pandemic. Doctors without borders is a great start, but more needs to be done. If the AIDS pandemic is to be stopped or even treated, the wealthy westerners are going to have to dig a little deeper when they donate. There has to be a way in which the bright minds out in the western world can come up with new advances in technology to help make the lives of the African's easier. As Mr. Lewis said, even having healthy nutrition is a huge help to fighting off AIDS. He even coined a phrase "If the body has nothing to eat, then the virus will eat the body". This is a terrible thing to have to realize. The things we take for granted in our lives, even the simplest meal, is enough to make the lives of many African families many times easier. So I ask you, the curious reader, what can we do to help? Can we make a difference?