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This Week on Dialogue Radio: <i>Saving Africa</i>

A discussion with Richard Sezibera, Ambassador of Rwanda to the United States, Kenneth Behring, businessman and private philanthropist and Christine Warnke, government affairs advisor for the law firm Hogan & Hartson.

A discussion with Richard Sezibera, Ambassador of Rwanda to the United States, Kenneth Behring, businessman and private philanthropist and Christine Warnke, government affairs advisor for the law firm Hogan & Hartson.

The health crisis afflicting Africa goes far beyond AIDS. All the countries of sub-Saharan Africa face mounting levels of traditional illnesses like malaria, tuberculosis and meningitis. Public and private sources of assistance will be needed to cope with this emergency. The panel discusses what can be done.

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