lˈændʒ wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ˈædvəkˌeɪt fɔːɹ pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ɐfˈoːɹdəbəl ˈeɪdz mˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən tʊ ˈæfɹɪkən kˈʌntɹiz, stˈeɪɾɪŋ æt wˈʌn pˈɔɪnt ðˈæt "ˈaɪ ˈɛf wiː kæn ɡɛt kˈoʊld kˈoʊkəkˈoʊlə ænd bˈɪɹ tʊ ˈɛvɹi ɹᵻmˈoʊt kˈɔːɹnɚɹ ʌv ˈæfɹɪkə, ɪt ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt biː ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə dˈuː ðə sˈeɪm wɪð dɹˈʌɡz".
Lange was also an important advocate for providing affordable AIDS medication to African countries, stating at one point that "(i)f we can get cold Coca-Cola and beer to every remote corner of Africa, it should not be impossible to do the same with drugs".