I think if you took charities and NGOs out of the mix, certainly in developing countries, you would find that there would be huge trouble immediately.
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I have had lots of friends who've been affected by Aids and a very good friend of mine, Oscar Moore, died of Aids and I was with him in his last year quite a bit. And of course he was a man living in a very rich culture with a wealthy family who was able to afford health care.
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