Researcher thinks HIV is not a problem anymore in Africa

We had a guest lecturer to talk about "clinical trials in limited resource settings" in a PhD course on "improving drug use - specially in antibiotics". The researcher is working on Malaria in Uganda.
He mentionned that he heard that HIV medicine is not a problem anymore, in compare to the last 10 years. People have access to treatment, since it is 'cheaper' now for them.
A student asked him about 'food security', so he thought that "Africans" are managing themselves.

I was wearing MSF shirt for the "Got pills" campaign, it felt as if I don't have to do my research work anymore and maybe the campaign is not needed anymore when a researcher is talking like this.
Also he gave me new lesson in geography, that Africa is a country and not a continent, since he draw conclusions about the whole 54 countries out of one country (Uganda)!

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