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Saving AIDS Drugs for African Victims From a news story by CNN San Francisco Reporter Greg Lefevre December 21, 2000

I. People in Africa are dying from AIDS

A. The cost of AIDS drugs is more than people earn in Africa.
B. In the US many AIDS drugs are thrown away each year.

II. Lee Wildes learns about the problem.

A. Learned that he was HIV positive
B. Took a trip to Africa

1. Saw the large number of people with AIDS in Africa
2. Learned they did not have the same life saving drugs.

III. Lee Wildes tries to help.

A. As a nurse, he knew many drugs were thrown away.
B. Through e-mail, letters, and phone calls he learns about needed drugs.
C. He fills the orders for the needed drugs.

1. Doctors tell him which drugs.
2. This is against the law, but he probably won't be put in jail.

IV. The Success story

A. About 100 patients in 6 African countries get the needed drugs.
B. There are over 25 million Africans with the AIDS virus.
C. Maybe this will be a new way of helping people.

 

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