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RT @aidsaction: Have you seen the banner on Boston City Hall about HIV and aging? Get resources on this topic at ...
RT @aidsaction: Have you seen the banner on #Boston City Hall about #HIV and #aging? Get resources on this topic at http://bit.ly/5HBPtM #AIDS
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Infographic: World AIDS Day—About 33Mil people worldwide currently suffer from HIV
Today is World AIDS Day, a international day to recognize the global AIDS epidemic. While strides have been made both in prevention of transmission and in helping those living with the disease survive longer, there are still currently, 33 million people worldwide suffer from HIV. In honor of the day, our latest Transparency is a look at the countries that have reduced their number of HIV positive populations the most, and those that have seen the largest rise. A note of caution: it's possible that these numbers—both positive and negative—could come from differences in reporting, not necessarily in actual numbers of HIV patients. That said, some of these countries have made real strides and should be celebrated. — http://www.good.is/ For more on what you can do to help literacy, check out:Youth Aids.
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Hmm...kecenderungan untuk bunuh diri ternyata lebih tinggi terjadi pada laki2 usia di bawah 34 tahun.
UNDP engages Namibian communities in conversation on HIV/AIDS
On "World AIDS Day", I just want to commend the work that so many people and organizations do to help on this issue. Here's a great example of community based action in Nambia from the UNDP. Here's the article from the UNDP website:
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| Community conversations have proven to be an effective way to combat HIV/AIDS in Namibia (photo: UNDP Namibia) |
Katima Mulilo, Namibia – What causes people to have more than one sexual partner at a time? “Sexual desire and satisfaction”; “It is a cultural and social norm”; “Poverty and hunger; it’s a way to survive.” These are just some of the perspectives that came out when communities under four traditional authorities from the Caprivi region, in the Northeast of Namibia, came together to talk about what is known as “multiple and concurrent partnerships”.
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| Community members working with condoms during a community conversation on MCP in Katima Mulilo, Caprivi region. Photo @ UNDP Namibia (Photo: UNDP Namibia) |
“Long ago, marriages were respected. Nowadays, we have left this culture behind and both men and women have multiple sexual partners”, said one participant. Multiple and concurrent partnerships have been identified as one of the main reasons why HIV has spread so rapidly in Namibia. According to data from the latest Namibia Demographic and Health Survey of 2006-07, 16 percent of sexually active men and 3 percent of sexually active women said they had more than one partner over the previous 12 months in 2006. “By bringing together men, women and all those affected by HIV and AIDS, this approach gives people the opportunity to make their voices heard, to identify their needs and to be counted when decisions about HIV and AIDS interventions are made,” says the Manager of UNDP’s Community Capacity Enhancement Programme, Immanuel Mwilima. Community Capacity Enhancement through Community Conversations is a tried and tested methodology to boost the capacity of communities to identify concerns, deliberate on solutions and map out courses of action around HIV and AIDS. The approach opens up spaces for discussions based on relationships of trust and mutual respect.
To date, communities in 9 regions are conducting community conversations, with impressive results. In the Caprivi region, traditional leaders have lead by example, going for voluntary counselling and testing and breaking the stigma associated with testing. In the words of one leader: “It is shocking that many of our relatives and loved ones have died because of HIV and AIDS. Some of them passed away when they were still searching for Anti-Retroviral Treatments. If this programme had come sooner, our relatives would have been alive today.” Many challenges still remain in the fight against HIV and AIDS, however. For instance, 17.8% of pregnant women are HIV-positive. “One of the biggest challenges facing rural communities in relation to accessing treatment, care and support services is stigma, discrimination, cultural norms and practices. Community Capacity Enhancement gives communities an opportunity to have an introspection of their cultural practices, norms and values,” says Lebogang Motlana, the Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP in Namibia. While Namibia is among the five countries most affected by HIV around the world, the epidemic is now demonstrating a downward trend after peaking at 22% in 2002.
4 World AIDS Day events added from Boston Univ! Thanks to area students for getting active: http://bit.ly/3TbQyf ...
4 World #AIDS Day events added from #Boston Univ! Thanks to area students for getting active: http://bit.ly/3TbQyf #HIV #RED #WAD09 (via @aidsaction)
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Turning (RED) on World Aids Day
I try not to shill too much for M! here, but every once in a while I feel the need to break that unwritten rule for something I feel particularly strongly about. As some of you know, one of the pieces of business I work on is (RED), the initiative started by Bono in 2006 to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. We've done a lot of great work with them in the past few years (most recently launching the concert series RED Nights), and enjoyed an incredible partnership.
(RED) is a constant reminder for all of us here who work on it how our industry can truly do some good in the world. Haters aside who may say we could be spending the money on something other than marketing, this is not another fly by night cause, but rather a movement that is truly taking hold and having a positive impact on the world. I hope that impact continues to grow and brings more and more people into the (RED) idea in the years to come.
Reason I'm taking a moment to point this out today is that World AIDS Day is a landmark event for this movement, one that will hopefully bring many more people in to help in the fight. And this year, even more so than in years past, the holiday season as a whole, starting today, is going to be huge for (RED). First and foremost, Nike announced this week that it is joining the band of ambitious and progressive brands already enlisted in the (RED) nation, making (RED) a truly global initiative that can potentially reach farther than ever before.
Further, some of the largest social nets and leading sites across the web are turning (RED) today to show their support, and already the response has been tremendous. As I write this,4 of the top trending topics on twitter are related to red and World Aids Day. This is the time of year when the impact of (RED) could be potentially be bigger than at any other point, and a time when hopefully more people than ever who are living with HIV/AIDS in Africa will get the medicine they need.
I'll finish with one last bit of shameless promotion-- the lazarus effect is a great way to get familiar with the real impact (RED) is having on the ground in Africa, and hopefully a compelling invitation to get involved and join up if you haven't already.UPDATE:
Also out today is this :40 film created by our brilliant creative team along with our partners @psyops, that celebrates all the brands that have come together with (RED) this holiday season. If you happen to visit one of the (RED) stores in NYC, TOK, SFO, or LHR this year, you'll see this playing in the background. Enjoy
Lazarus Effect-Someone on death's door can be brought back to life with treatment costing around 40 cents a day! #WorldAIDSday
3800 people die everyday froma preventable and treatable disease- HIV/AIDS...Treatment costs around 40 cents a day.The results are nothing short of miraculous.Someone on death's door can be brought back to life. In as little as 90 days.This transformation is called the Lazarus Effect.
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Apakah gigitan nyamuk membawa risiko terinfeksi HIV?
HIV tidak menyebar melalui gigitan nyamuk atau gigitan serangga lainnya. Bahkan bila virus masuk ke dalam tubuh nyamuk atau serangga yang menggigit atau mengisap darah, virus tersebut tidak dapat mereproduksi dirinya dalam tubuh serangga. Karena serangga tidak dapat terinfeksi HIV, serangga tidak dapat menularkannya ke tubuh manusia yang digigitnya.
Apakah saya harus khawatir tertular HIV saat melakukan kegiatan olah raga?
Tidak terdapat bukti bahwa HIV dapat ditularkan ketika seseorang melakukan olah raga.
Bisakah saya terkena HIV dari bersentuhan secara biasa? (berjabat tangan, berpelukan, menggunakan toilet, minum dari gelas yang juga digunakan oleh seseorang yang terkena HIV, atau berada berdekatan dengan seseorang yang terinfeksi yang sedang bersin atau batuk)?
HIV tidak ditularkan oleh kontak sehari-hari dalam kegiatan sosial, di sekolah, ataupun di tempat kerja. Anda tidak dapat terinfeksi lantaran anda berjabat tangan, berpelukan, menggunakan toilet yang sama atau minum dari gelas yang sama dengan seseorang yang terinfeksi HIV, atau terpapar batuk atau bersin penyandang infeksi HIV.
Apakah HIV hanya menjangkiti kaum homoseksual dan pengguna narkoba saja?
Tidak. Setiap orang yang melakukan hubungan seks yang tak terlindungi, berbagi penggunaan alat suntikan, atau diberi transfusi dengan darah yang terkontaminasi dapat terinfeksi HIV. Bayi dapat terinfeksi HIV dari ibunya selama masa kehamilan, selama proses persalinan, atau setelah kelahiran melalui pemberian air susu ibu.
Sebanyak 90% kasus HIV merupakan akibat dari penularan seksual dan 60-70%kasus HIV terjadi di kalangan heteroseksual.
Apakah kita dapat mengetahui bahwa seseorang terkena HIV hanya dengan melihat dari penampilannya?
Kita tidak dapat mengetahui bahwa seseorang menyandang HIV atau AIDS hanya dengan melihat penampilan mereka. Seseorang yang terinfeksi HIV bisa saja nampak sehat dan merasa baik-baik saja, namun mereka tetap dapat menularkan virus itu ke anda. Tes darah merupakan satu-satunya cara untuk mengetahui apakah seseorang terinfeksi HIV atau tidak.
Bisakah saya terjangkit lebih dari satu infeksi menular seksual (IMS) pada saat yang bersamaan?
Ya. Anda dapat terkena lebih dari satu infeksi penyakit menular (IMS) pada saat yang bersamaan. Masing-masing infeksi memerlukan pengobatannya sendiri. Anda tidak dapat menjadi kebal terhadap IMS. Anda juga dapat terkena infeksi yang sama berkali-kali. Banyak pria dan wanita yang tidak merasa atau melihat gejala awal apapun ketika mereka pertama kali terinfeksi dengan IMS, kendatipun mereka masih bisa menulari pasangan seksualnya.
Ketika seseorang sedang menjalani terapi antiretroviral, dapatkan dia menularkan HIV kepada orang lain?
Terapi antiretroviral tidak dapat mencegah penularan virus ke orang lain. Terapi dapat membantu menurunkan jumlah virus ke tingkat yang tidak terdeteksi, namun HIV masih tetap ada dalam tubuh, dan dapat ditularkan ke orang lain melalui hubungan seksual, dengan bergantian memakai peralatan suntikan, atau melalui ibu yang menyusui bayinya.
RT @NatlAIDStrategy: We're asking Obama to host 1st WH Summit of HIV + people to discuss Natl AIDS Strategy. Join...
RT @NatlAIDStrategy: We're asking #Obama to host 1st WH Summit of #HIV + people to discuss Natl #AIDS Strategy. Join us: http://bit.ly/8lzdTl
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