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Post by darkme on Jun 19, 2006 16:53:20 GMT -6
HIV carriers are now all over the world and they live among us. but it's sad that they have to live with this and have to be treated with rejection by their own society and people look at them with a look that hurts them and they feel ashamed and that their lives are destroyed forever even if they don't have anything to do wih why they have HIV.
for an example: a saudi man, he's 29 years old and he has HIV because when he was only nine years old he had a surgery and they transefered to him blood with HIV and now he plans to form an orginization that takes care of HIV carriers. he's very hopeful and he hopes to live 40 years more so that maybe he can help more.
but on the other side there are people who got HIV by ways that they could have been more careful. I once read a story that a little boy got HIV through eating from a man who sells food at the street and the seller have HIV but he didn't know it so when he was making the food he cut himself and some of his blood was on thefood and after a week or so the boy's parents took him to the doctor because they noticed that there was something wrong and he was dignosed with HIV and then they found out that he ate some food from the street and they went to the man and checked him and he also tured out to have HIV.
I know that it doesn't work but what if the man wore gloves while he was making food then a boy's life could be changed. but I guess somethings do happen for a reason.
so by this we know that not all the HIV carriers have HIV in the same way.
what do you think about this?
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stacey1986
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Post by stacey1986 on Aug 1, 2006 4:44:11 GMT -6
I think a lot of the problem is in developing countries is that people dont know their HIV/AIDS status. However getting people to get tested is very difficult as well. Feelings of shame may prevent one from getting tested and stigma.
If these people has access to basic education that could expell myths that are floating about, could dramatically reduce the number of people living with HIV/AIDS and more access to health and affordable medicine.
What can we do in our countries? Personally for me, would be advocacy, meeting the MDGs and making our own governments do more than they are currently doing.
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Post by darkme on Aug 2, 2006 8:44:31 GMT -6
I agree with what u said..... the most important thing for governments to do is to EDUCATE their ppl about HIV.
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Post by alyssamilanofan on Aug 19, 2006 7:33:07 GMT -6
yes education is such an important factor. Everywhere around the world people have the wrong idea with HIV and why people get it etc. And they think it's something to be ashamed off.. But it's not. The more people know about it and how to prevent it the less people will get it. So I think governements should give more attention to the education about HIV.
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Post by AK on Oct 10, 2006 3:13:38 GMT -6
Ha!What would the Government in India do to educate people about HIV?They themselves know nothing!
In a recent survey carried out by a leading national news channel to check the HIV/AIDS awareness levels of the members of our Parliament, it was revealed that most of them (leaving aside one or two) didn't know anything about the causes and prevention of HIV.Almost 60% of them said that HIV spreads through sharing clothes with an infected person.Now this is just an example of the dismal situation in our country.
There's a lot of stigma attached with this issue.People look at you suspiciously when you talk about AIDS.They laugh or try to change the topic.Basically they run away or ask you to go away if you talk about AIDS, its causes, prevention, myths associated with it etc.Even in schools, teachers simply try to rush through the topic of AIDS and other STDs - they don't discuss it or explain anything to the students.
People with AIDS are ostracised by the society.Recently a young man (who was infected) in a village was killed by the villagers out of fear and sheer ignorance.
I think, with respect to India, we first of all need to remove the stigma related to HIV.Education about AIDS is there, but I think the quality of education is poor.And the awareness camps need to focus on the rural masses as well as the migrant population in urban areas because these groups report higher incidence of AIDS.It is a Herculean task, considering the lax government of our country.
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nibir
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Post by nibir on Oct 15, 2006 13:21:45 GMT -6
We people in Bangladesh r taught abt AIDS/HIV.We r havin advertisements,sex education books,leaflets and workshops also.People are given additional support to know Aids and not to take it as a matter of shame r somtin like tht
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Post by sara on Nov 11, 2006 11:19:52 GMT -6
hi friends, in Ghana most of the youth do not believe in HIV/AIDS and also like to have Sex before they get married. some also think if you do not have sex at the age of 15 then you are seen as a fool in the community. Sara club have organize programs on Sex education and how to stay away from it till they get to 20. if all youth can do their best the fight sex among the youth now then the AIDS program will be achive well.
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Post by Zach on Nov 21, 2006 7:37:10 GMT -6
We people in Bangladesh r taught abt AIDS/HIV.We r havin advertisements,sex education books,leaflets and workshops also Yeah, they do that here too. I agree that education is a big factor of who ends up getting AIDS. For Graphs and more info, please check out the "Facing the Facts" page on the YFCI Main Website. |
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Post by plato123 on Feb 14, 2007 2:25:47 GMT -6
Education and awaerness has vital rule to play so that both the people living and not living with HIV will expressly see/know the dangerous effects of this killer(HIV). And everybody must be involve to fight against it by avioding discrimination.
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Post by AK on Feb 14, 2007 5:31:59 GMT -6
Education and awaerness has vital rule to play so that both the people living and not living with HIV will expressly see/know the dangerous effects of this killer(HIV). And everybody must be involve to fight against it by avioding discrimination. Definitely.Education is the panacea for fighting against HIV/AIDS and protecting HIV+ people from discrimination. |
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Post by Justin R. Wilkerson on Mar 29, 2007 16:49:26 GMT -6
This is a topic that i know in the area of the world i live in is a very sensitive subject, BUT i think that is something we should be teaching EVERYBODY about, so we can prevent mistakes happening in the future!!
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Post by darkme on Mar 29, 2007 23:53:52 GMT -6
exactly Justin.... ppl shud be awared.... but sumtimes they turn their baks and they dun wanna hear... like in my school when I was trying 2 get OBCO working they didn't agree with the idea...  |
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Post by Zach on Mar 30, 2007 6:41:19 GMT -6
You can find out more about One Big Charity Organization (OBCO), a YFCI Project, at www.yfcimag.webs.com/ |
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Post by harisstavr on Sept 23, 2007 8:33:43 GMT -6
Hmmm... Aids is a huge problem nowadays and the bad thing is that you don't understand that you have AIDS at the beginning of the illness. I mean that that man didn't know that he had AIDS dark me. Of course I don't excuse him! he should wear gloves anyway...
I believe, as many other members, that EDUCATION is the SOLUTIONM to the problem.
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Post by saddam on Dec 15, 2012 7:23:34 GMT -6
Definitely.Education is the panacea for fighting against HIV/AIDS and protecting HIV+ people from discrimination.This is a topic that i know in the area of the world i live in is a very sensitive subject, But i think that is something we should be teaching Everybody about, so we can prevent mistakes happening in the future!!
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