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A patient suffering with AIDS rests in bed at the "Lakou Lape" ("Peaceful Yard") Missionaries of Charities hospice in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in this Friday, July 12, 2002 file photo. The hospice, one of the rare institutions for AIDS victims that cannot afford food or medicine, receives patients who have often tried traditional medicines before approaching a doctor. Recent studies show that almost 5% of Haitians are HIV positive, child mortality has risen to 80 for every 1,000 child born and there has been an alarming rise in polio, drug resistant turberculosis, malaria and meningococcus. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel, file)

Jesumaine Simon and her son wait to see a doctor under the hot sun outside the Sisters of Charity Clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, August 31, 2002. The Sisters of Charity have seven clinics around the country which receive thousands of patients every week. Recent studies show that almost 5% of Haitians are HIV positive, child mortality has risen to 80 for every 1,000 child born and there has been an alarming rise in polio, drug resistant tuberculosis, malaria and meningococcus. (AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)

Gislene Privot waits for medical attention during a doctors and interns strike at the States University Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Wednesday, June 19, 2002. Doctors and interns went on strike because of a basic material and supplies for them to work and save patients lives. The government has refused to negotiate to end the strike. Privot says she suffers from a skin disease. (AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)

Young girl waits to be cared for at the States University Hospitals, during a doctor's strike in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Wednesday, June 19, 2002. Doctors and interns left the hospital deserted to go on strike two months ago because of a lack of basic material and supplies for them to work and save patients lives. The government has refused to negotiate to end the strike. Conditions of the child is unknown. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)

wehaitians.com's comments: The de facto government of radical leftist, chief bandit and drug dealer Jean-Bertrand Aristide has no money to pay for the cost of basic medical material and supplies, but recently it spent more than U.S.$9 million on tyrant Aristide's personal security. In addition to more than U.S.$7.5 million spent to purchase mansions for Aristide's partners in crime, more than U.S.$4.5 million were paid to lobbyists in the U.S.

A youth group takes part in a march to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS in the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, July 12, 2002. The sign reads: " Let's fight against AIDS for our health." AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)