Dear Paul,
Its interesting that you mention this point;that Africans doubt their
own initiatives to solve their own problems.I once attended a very higherly
intelectully concerntrated meeting at this research institute.
The meeting was to honor some wellknown scientists on their work on
aids and some very sophisticated named diseases. Well i thought i had an
idea has to how to cure aids and all other diseases caused by living
micros. I had all my thought written down i knew i had to speak to all these
professors of Havard, Mit,Stonybrook, well you name it, they came from
everywhere France England it was overwhelming! There was one key element i
had not come aware of--that i was Black young and nameless!
Well my idea was simple: You see the way DNA analysis is done is this
certain enzymes breakdown DNA at specific recognizable combinations,
this points if specific to any particular organism that organism will
be selectively eleminated! Say an enzyme through genetic building
[which can be done] is produced to specifically break down AIds verus DNA,
well that is the end of story the Virus is Gone.How about all other microbs!
They will all succum to these techenique!Cancer cells?
Do you think i was given enough time to explain my idea to these
well versed professors no! Infact my presence seem to be a nuisance.
  Paul, this society of ours has a long way to go,not only dont others value
our contributions but we cant even imagin ourselves in any better
light!
If you wonder about my idea its still lingering in my mind looking to vent!
Recently i emailed this award winning research student,she found
the implications overwhelming,how about the pharamaceadacal companies,what
will happen if such a miracle cure surface for all these
diseases including cancer malaria infections just to mention the tip of the
iceberg!
After some four emails she retracted at least for now!She knows the price to
knock on the wrong doors in medical research! AIDs can be eliminated but it
will take a dare devil to take the first  plunge!
             sincerely  karl



>From: paul t mendy <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: HIV/AIDS
>Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:54:31 GMT
>
>Hi Mansour,
>
>I share the same views with Mr Sambou. Aficans seem to lack confidence in
>themselves in anything they want to do, even the so-called
>intellectuals.Any
>time they want to initiate new idea or invention they have to turn to
>someone for approval. Once these people
>frown at the idea everthing is abandoned.
>
>There was sometimes I heard that some African hebalists claimed to have
>aknowledge of curing HIV/AIDS;but nothing is heard about them now. Why? Is
>it that it has been proven that these personalities are incapable of doing
>what they claimed or they are sidelined because they do not meet the
>conventional medical set requirements? I think it is important for us to
>encourage collaboration with our traditional(African) physicians in search
>for the cure for dreadful monster before it devours us all. Inasmuch as we
>intensify the awareness of the disease through information communication
>and
>education(ICE) we should also join the bandwagon in search for a cure. I
>may
>be wrong, I have never heard any African institution or foundation so much
>vigarously investing resources in search of drug for AIDS.
>
>Africans still remain in thier traditional habits of being passive partners
>in initiations and inventions. We seem to be good at being recipients of
>outputs of others and not ours. This is terrible!
>
>It is high we learnt how to tackle our own problems.Look, civil conflicts
>and wars are tearing the whole continent into rags but we are not seeing
>the
>problem within but blaming outsiders. Until we accept the problem is within
>us we can never solve them. It should have been cleared to us now that
>every
>continent or more specific,country, is defending her position and
>interest.This shouldn't be strange to Africans.As it was in the beginning
>ever still be. How we were maltreated in the era of slavery and
>colonisation
>is the same way we are relating with them, although in a masked form.
>
>Therefore the solutions to AIDS and other problems should be our great
>concerns. We need to invest our energy and resources to overcome these
>menances or we face degeneration. We can accept and appreciate assistance
>from them but our own initiatives count alot.Lets throw the concepts of
>anything African initiated is bad. We all know many successful works
>started
>in crude and vague form then later underwent refinery stages before getting
>shapes.
>
>AFRICA IS OURS AND WE AFRICANS WHO CAN PUSH IT FORWARD.
>
>PAUL T
>
>
>>From: Mansour Ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: HIV/AIDS
>>Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:20:44 +0100
>>
>>On Thu, 20 Jul 2000 20:45:36 GMT joe sambou
>><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> > We as Africans need to find solutions for our problems.  We don't have
>>to
>> > lash or stone anyone to combat this disease.  We are always quick to
>>rely on
>> > foreign religions as a cure-all for our problems.  Unless we stop
>>looking to
>> > Mecca or Rome, we will always find our selves scratching our heads for
>>the
>> > obvious.  We cured ourselves of various diseases before Mecca or Rome
>>was
>> > around, what makes us think that we should stop today?
>>
>>Thanks Mr Sambou,
>>
>>I do not consider Islam as a foreign religion.  I know my
>>people have been Muslims for over 500 years!  It is the
>>prescribed religion for all mankind.  Naturally it has
>>start somewhere.  We may have cured many diseases before
>>the advent of AIDS our 'African' way which is less than can
>>be said of pseudo claims by traditional healers of all kinds.
>>My prescribed solutions call for reorientation of our
>>priorities in combating AIDS, i.e. , more emphasis on
>>prevention in the way of behavioral modification rather
>>than hoping for a quick fix in the way of treatment.
>>
>>
>> > Finally, like most things in life, money is not everything but it's
>>part
>>of
>> > everything.  In addition to educating each other and looking into our
>>roots,
>> > we need medications for those who already have the disease, and that
>>costs
>> > money.
>>
>>Well Mr. Sambou I can assure you no African government has
>>enough resources to deal with this.  The per capita spent
>>on health makes an abysmal reading.
>>
>> > My humble opinion.
>>
>>Respected
>>
>>Asalamu Alaikum
>>
>>MMC
>>----------------------
>>Dr M Mansour Ceesay
>>[log in to unmask]
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