World Aids Day 2007

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Lets try this again AG.



1st of December is World AIDS day.

"Data from UNAIDS shows that sub-Saharan Africa is disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.
Southern Africa is currently at the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It is estimated that approximately 70 percent of people living with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa. In Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, at least 18 percent of the adult population is infected with HIV. Prevalence is especially high in cross-border areas with high mobility among truck drivers, migrant workers, and commercial sex workers."

http://bayloraids.org/africa/aidsafrica.shtml

Far too often the AIDS pandemic is swept under the carpet in the so-called 1st world as well as the “3rd World”. We need dialogue. Education has marginally improved in some areas yet this ma**ive pandemic is often overshadowed by more vivid socio-economic themes. Internationally, Global warming is a more popular theme than HIV/ AIDS now. AIDS is not so much “their” problem as it is OUR problem.
AIDS should be a central theme in any Southern African socio-economic discussion. The complexities of poverty, politics, education, human rights and economics are inseparably joined at the hip to HIV/AIDS.

We are the generation empowered to make the difference. Reliance on our current crop of political leaders is folly.

What is the way forward? How do we combat the pandemic?
I am in agreement with current South African president Thabo Mbeki that the solution lies in addressing the poverty paradigm. It is a fact that AIDS is prevalent in poorer communities with little or no access to education and resources.

Can tangible results be achieved within the immediate future?
What needs to be done to SEE results?

Dialogue is a good start.
Education first. 

Reportedly anti-retrovirals (ARV’s) in Africa can cost as much as 12 times more than they do in Europe & Asia (http://www.tralac.org/scripts/content.php?id=3928 ). So the people most in need of the medicine can never dream of affording it.
Subsidies on anti-retoviral drugs and contraception should be high on every African government’s budget.

I have personally known people who have been affected by the HIV/ AIDS pandemic so this is very close to my heart.
I would love to enlist opinions/ commentary on this...

[General In8]

I think that if SA and greater Africa cud move out of the mentality that HIV &AIDS can be treated, we wud make sum progress. the msg bein sent out is that even if u have it u can live a healthy long life. while it is possibl the majority of those infected are dying. and not just dyng  but painfully dying with nothing but children who are infected an have nothing but their parents. I know. I ve seen it happen in my own family.

We need to stop lookin at the wrld to help us becos really, the y dnt give a shit about us. we're stil luked at as 3rd world and as long as theyre in power they will do nothin 2 help us. this pandemic is killing all the productiv, intelignt human power in our continent - which means they dnt have competition. This is our fight and unles we're vocal and active about it, nothin is gon change.

the question is how do penetrate the government?





































oh nd by da way WAD is my BDAY 2

[VirginPussy]

^^^ oh happy birthday dear lady...another Sag up in this joint...cool have a great one lovey..."its mos appropriate today for u to put on those high heels";-)

word on topic. AIDS should not be taken lightly. an issue too close to heart.

[General In8]

tanx sweetness... da heels definately on! da whoooollllllleeeeee weekend!!!!!

[Lord Deacon Of Frost]

Lets try this again AG.



1st of December is World AIDS day.

"Data from UNAIDS shows that sub-Saharan Africa is disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.
Southern Africa is currently at the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It is estimated that approximately 70 percent of people living with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa. In Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, at least 18 percent of the adult population is infected with HIV. Prevalence is especially high in cross-border areas with high mobility among truck drivers, migrant workers, and commercial sex workers."

http://bayloraids.org/africa/aidsafrica.shtml

Far too often the AIDS pandemic is swept under the carpet in the so-called 1st world as well as the “3rd World”. We need dialogue. Education has marginally improved in some areas yet this ma**ive pandemic is often overshadowed by more vivid socio-economic themes. Internationally, Global warming is a more popular theme than HIV/ AIDS now. AIDS is not so much “their” problem as it is OUR problem.
AIDS should be a central theme in any Southern African socio-economic discussion. The complexities of poverty, politics, education, human rights and economics are inseparably joined at the hip to HIV/AIDS.

We are the generation empowered to make the difference. Reliance on our current crop of political leaders is folly.

What is the way forward? How do we combat the pandemic?
I am in agreement with current South African president Thabo Mbeki that the solution lies in addressing the poverty paradigm. It is a fact that AIDS is prevalent in poorer communities with little or no access to education and resources.

Can tangible results be achieved within the immediate future?
What needs to be done to SEE results?

Dialogue is a good start.
Education first. 

Reportedly anti-retrovirals (ARV’s) in Africa can cost as much as 12 times more than they do in Europe & Asia (http://www.tralac.org/scripts/content.php?id=3928 ). So the people most in need of the medicine can never dream of affording it.
Subsidies on anti-retoviral drugs and contraception should be high on every African government’s budget.

I have personally known people who have been affected by the HIV/ AIDS pandemic so this is very close to my heart.
I would love to enlist opinions/ commentary on this...

Jus playin tate I could'nt let that shit go to waste

[Ævenger©åmÞ]

the problem with AIDS in SA is that men statistically there are no men infected. meaning that men refuse to get tested so they can't be helped. brothers is just too damn ignorant when it comes to this shit!

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The message is clear here. It is our problem. We need African solutions for African problems.