Surely the best possible solution, is local mothers without HIV, who are 
in poverty, being paid to donate their milk to such babies, or even 
wet-nurse them?  Thus raising their income level so they can support 
their own families, and feed local babies?

The issue isn't the milk, surely, but local sustainable solutions, that 
don't eat up resources than could be better used?

Or have I missed something?

Morgan Gallagher

On 25/11/2010 12:12, Linda wrote:
> I really do have to comment on this snippet from Susan Burger's post.
>
> "I think of the case of the donations of milk shipped to Africa......
> The energy and money spent shipping milk from the US to Africa is
> astronomically greater than doing the same thing in place.  Furthermore, in
> this case, most of the milk wasn't going to Africa anyway.  So, it was
> somewhat deceptive for the donors."
>
> Milk shipped to Africa (Cape Town) has been more than extremely useful.  We
> do not have the donor base due to the ever increasing HIV risk that America
> has and the milk has saved many premature babies lives.  The milk has been
> gratefully received and has increased the profile of the wonders of breast
> milk to the medical profession better than we could ever have hoped.  Our
> milk bank is not able to meet the demand and babies go without due to the
> lack of local donors.  Our donor base is growing slowly but surely but still
> not enough to meet the demand.    The milk from the USA has been eeked out
> to make it last as long as possible.
>
> Just so you know that IBMP has done a wonderful job in getting donor milk to
> Africa (Cape Town and Durban) and we are immensely grateful and always will
> be.
>
> Linda Glynn
> South Africa
>
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