Thank You Letter to President George W. Bush, United States President
January 8, 2007
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Present Bush:
On behalf of the officers and members of the Liberian History, Education & Development, Inc. (LIHEDE) based in Greensboro, North Carolina and Liberia, I write to commend and thanks you for heeling our call in our January 23, 2006 and many others that in order to fully appreciate these transformations and contribute meaningfully to the reconstruction of Liberia, the people of Liberia must begin to enjoy a healthy environment that is free of malaria and other deadly but curable diseases.
We at LIHEDE, therefore, appealed to you to provide whatever assistance they can in combating and eradicating malaria that kills nearly 21,300 Liberian children each year as millions of dollars in scare resources are spent on buying malaria tablets, mosquito sprays, mosquito coils, and other less effective malaria treatment options. On December 16, 2006, you did what great leader does just before Christmas and during LIHEDE International Malaria Conference (Dec. 14-18, 2006) at the University of Liberia. A call came from the US Embassy to inform us to assemble at the US Embassy to hear that Liberia was selected as a malaria focused nation.
Mr. President, the present and future generations of Liberian children will remember for your understanding that they deserve the chance to grow up into productive citizens and assume the mantle of leadership in Liberia, so your administration made effort to ensure that these children do not become the next victims of malaria. LIHEDE urges you to ensure that the grant be is used solely for its purpose because this is the only development that can impact the grassroots of Liberia who are the victims of malaria.
LIHEDE thanks you for using your good offices for some of the funds earmarked for global malaria treatment to be used in Liberia.
Approved:
Syrulwa Somah, PhD
Executive Director, LIHEDE