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December 20, 2006
Good God!
A massive, incredibly thorough and deep study confirms what PEPFAR critics have often alleged: a conservative, pro-Christian bias affects the agency's grantmaking and programs all over the world. It might be easy to dismiss a stray organization or two promoting a heavy Christian message or pushing false information about condom use. This study suggests that this type of behavior gets U.S. funding in every PEPFAR focus country.
The study comes from the Center for Public Integrity, a pretty unassailable nonpartisan investigative reporting unit. They reviewed tons and tons of public health manuals and financial documents and conducted interviews in most of the focus countries.
CPI also posts PEPFAR's grant databases, which it had to sue the State Department to obtain. "The picture presented is one of an extraordinarily disorganized operation," the report says. PEPFAR's response: No comment.
Posted by Adam Graham-Silverman at December 20, 2006 09:44 PM