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The AIDS pandemic of Africa has killed 19 million people, 4 million of them children. It is the world's worst health disaster since the Middle Ages. The problems are so staggering they seem incomprehensible. But Canadian diplomat Stephen Lewis manages to explain their roots, give them a human face, and outline solutions in his important book Race Against Time. As the United Nations Secretary General's special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Lewis has an insider's view of the political stonewalling of Western countries as well as the brutal realities of AIDS-ravaged villages in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Lewis is the son of federal New Democratic Party leader David Lewis and was himself head of the Ontario NDP. He is frank that he has "a love affair with Africa"--first kindled when he was a teacher in Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda during the early 1960s. After a stint as Canadian Ambassador to the UN, Lewis launched into a new career as an international diplomat, holding top jobs at UNICEF and the World Health Organization. He doesn't hide his fury at Western complicity in Africa's AIDS catastrophe. He says African countries were brought to their knees by World Bank and International Monetary Fund policies that forced many governments to gut health care and social programs in the 1980s. Africa's hamstrung societies were unable to care for their citizens when AIDS struck. "I have spent the last four years watching people die," he writes. "The ongoing plight of Africa forces me to perpetual rage. It's all so unnecessary, so crazy." Lewis's book is passionately written and poignantly brings home the truth that the distant tragedy in Africa is not so distant at all. --Alex Roslin
Quill and Quire, November, 2005
"...spells out the problems with so much heart that it's hard to finish the book without wanting to seek out some way to get involved."
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One of the most important books of our time,
By Noreen Kassem (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa (Paperback)
An eloquent speaker and talented writer, Stephen Lewis may also be among the most honest and just men in our world. Race against Time is devastating, painful as well as optimistic and hopeful. Though its a quick read that only touches on the issues that matter and their origins and solutions, it does so with astonishing clarity. Lewis is frustrated and furious at the broken promises, the ignorance and the immorality, as we all should be if we are to have any hope of effective solutions and significant change in a fractured world.
Much discussion should follow this book; on the inequality of international trade regulations, the unethical practices of pharmaceutical conglomerates, AIDS, malaria, poverty, on the inefficiency of the UN, self-serving wealthy governments and organizations and more. Regrettably, Lewis is not in the running for Prime Minister of Canada.
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This review is from: Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa (Paperback)
Stephen Lewis is incredible! This book is passionate, interesting, insightful, honest, brave. A must-read! His human examples are touching, and his access to behind-the-scenes activities at the UN are engaging. There isn't much to say about this book except that it is a REALLY good read, excellent conversation piece, and a terrific way to gain insight into the struggle of "AIDS ravaged Africa". Most importantly, it makes you want to get up and DO SOMETHING to help.
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Well done, Mr. Lewis..........a Canadian hero.,
By TJ (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa (Paperback)
Mr. Lewis' voice roars off the page, grabs you by the collar, and shakes the hell out of you. His compassion for and commitment to the AIDS-stricken African continent forces the reader to take action by contributing to his own foundation [...] or to other such caring organizations as Doctors Without Borders.
At times frustrating and depressing, this series of lectures by the special UN envoy paints a grim picture of the pandemic of aids. However, Mr. Lewis stands out as a beacon for all who care about their fellow man, as Mr. D'Allaire did with his fine book, Shake Hands with the Devil.
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