[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 105 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1544]
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                         THE JOSHUA FOUNDATION

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 7, 2004

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning in recognition of the 
tireless work of the Joshua Foundation, operating out of our capital 
city of Albany, New York, to bring much needed life-saving medicines to 
the poor regions of Africa. I want to especially applaud the work of 
Mr. Lorenzo Hodges, founder of the Joshua Foundation, for his vision 
and determination in his efforts to help save the lives of adults and 
children in Africa by providing medicines to treat HIV/AIDS, malaria, 
diphtheria and other debilitating diseases.
  Mr. Speaker, as I understand it, the Joshua Foundation has served to 
provide humanitarian aid in the form of medicines and clinical support 
facilities in Kenya and most recently in Tanzania to ensure that 
deprived areas in these countries receive the medical supplies they 
need. My further understanding is that the Joshua Foundation has plans 
underway for additional deliveries of medicines to Liberia, Mozambique 
and a second delivery to Tanzania. It is well known, Mr. Speaker, that 
while health care is often available to those who can afford it, the 
challenge is to provide these basic medicines to those who can't. To 
this end, the humanitarian efforts of Mr. Hodges and the Joshua 
Foundation must not go unrecognized.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in this expression of 
recognition and support for the continuing humanitarian work of the 
Joshua Foundation in Africa.

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