Medical Experimentation on minorities, the poor and disenfranchized does not come as a shock to most people these days. And Africa as a target for experimentation is not only common but sadly to be expected. The continent holds a significantly high percentage of poverty stricken, disease ridden people in comparison to the rest of the world. And with the prevalence of HIV in many areas of Africa, researchers have ample reason to conduct thier work there. With research comes medical abuses and cases of unsuspecting "guinea pigs" of Africa. Here are just a few more examples of why, in Harriet Washington's words, Africa fears western medicine.
http://www.aegis.com/news/ips/1997/IP970905.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7453449.stm
To read Harriet Washington's article go here:
http://afra-motherland.blogspot.com/2008/06/why-africa-fears-western-medicine.html
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