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they can go where missionaries and doctors can't. they are the multinationals the trucks of which are full of ... sugar...

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The Australian government will partner with private companies such as Coca-Cola to distribute medical aid, foreign minister Julie Bishop has said.

Speaking at the Liberal federal council on Saturday, Bishop said she was not satisfied with the way Australia had distributed aid in the past, saying there was, “too much duplication, too much waste, not enough of a focus, spending money, doing what we’ve always done and not coming up with a better result.”

Bishop said move toward private sector networks was part of a focus on the “economic security for the recipients of our aid.”

The foreign aid budget is set to lose $4bn a year over the next four years. The cuts, outlined in the 2015 federal budget, will put Australia’s foreign aid spend relative to income at the lowest levels since a formal aid program was introduced 40 years ago.

read more: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jun/29/julie-bishop-australia-will-use-private-enterprises-like-coca-cola-to-deliver-aid

god bless the gates and gatorade...

Leveraging business innovations to improve delivery of lifesaving drugs

The Global Fund has committed close to $1 billion to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria programs in Tanzania. But the biggest challenge has always been the last mile: how do we get drugs and commodities to the remote villages in Tanzania. This requires more than financing; it requires specific expertise. While a bottle of Coca-Cola can be found everywhere, essential medicines are not always available in rural areas. It is widely recognised that the Coca-Cola Company has unparalleled expertise in distribution and supply management worldwide. In Africa in particular, its network of local bottlers is critical to reach consumers. In 2010, the Coca-Cola Company engaged in a pilot project alongside the Global Fund to transfer core expertise to Tanzania’s Medical Stores Department which distributes all medical supplies across the country.

This public-private partnership, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has enabled the government to leverage private sector’s innovations to improve how they buy and distribute medicines across Tanzania. As a result, the Medical Stores Department has expanded its distribution network to service over 5,000 clinics (from an initial 500 delivery points) and improved the availability of critical medicines reducing stock replenishment lead times by up to two-thirds.

http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/partners/privatesector/cocacola/

 

Sugar goes beyond the dark corners of the planet... For one person who lived in Africa, I can say it's NOT HARD FOR ANYONE with a small rusty truck to go to the most remote places in any country. I suppose the warring factions may not shoot at a Coke truck but would look at doctors in a Kombi with suspicion... We've gone mad. The Gates have gone mad...