How can the AIDS epidemic be stopped and what's the role of the world leaders in this?
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Waaaaay back in 1986, conservative Surgeon General C. Everett Koop came up with a common-sense, effective plan to slow, if not halt, the spread of HIV/AIDS.  The most effective way to do this, Dr. Koop said, was to provide frank education to young people about how AIDS is spread and what can be done to protect yourself.  This included promoting abstinence as the only 100% safe way, but also to use condoms every time a person has sexual intercourse.\n\nFast forward to 2002-2006.  The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief specifies that two-thirds of the budget used to prevent the sexually-transmitted spread of HIV *must* be used to promote abstinence and fidelity.  Most of the PEPFAR teams have reported that this is causing difficulty for them to most effectively fight AIDS in their countries.  The "Mexico City" policy was re-instated, which cut funding to fight AIDS to groups who also provide resources on abortion (thankfully, this was later reformed so that these organizations could qualify for funding, as long as the family-planning aspect and AIDS-treatment aspect were handled seperately).  On the homefront, millions of dollars have been funnelled into "abstinence-only" programs (many of which also blatantly promote Christianity) rather than traditional sex education programs in schools.  \n\nAIDS will probably never be entirely "stopped," given its nature, unless a cure is found (or it evolves into something less fatal).  What we can do to stop the spread of AIDS, at home and abroad, is to have effective strategies, not ones based on idealogy.
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The link below may help.  It has breaking news in Health.  The AIDS epidemic is always topical.
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There are several organisations involved in checking and treatment of AIDS. Try to get in touch with APAC.
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There are several organizations that actively fight HIV/AIDS. I've included links to several of the organizations in the sources list.
911945
Currently the top three causes of worldwide death are heart disease, stroke, respiratory infections.   AIDS is number four right now with 2.8 million deaths, but is set to fill the number 3 slot fairly soon.  By the year 2030, AIDS cases could reach 120 million!  \nJeepers!!\n\nBTW, are you asking about the worldwide top three causes of death, or the U.S. top three causes??
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Well, grandmasue, what have you done to raise awareness of AIDS and safe sex as a means of prevention?  Sounds to me like another one of those self righteous diatribes.  Before you criticize others for trying to make the world a better place, get busy and do your part, then you won't have any time to make these observations.  Stop preaching and start practicing!
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Hey hey hey...back the truck up pal. We can only do so much at once. And caring for our own impoverished isn't one of those things, Africa is a HUGE mess that the WORLD needs to gang up on and fix. You have Christians being slaughtered by Muslims. You have Ethnic cleansing between tribes and provinces. You have war lords with more $$ then god funding their own militias. You also have the Aids epidemic which is where it started from in the first place. And safe sex is NOT on the agenda. In fact you have infected men raping virgins with the superstition that by doing so you can rid yourself of the virus. Yeah....HUGE problem down there. And if we address one, we have to address them all. With the way our current monkey in office is spending our money, we won't be able to borrow $5 in 5 years.
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'KNOWLEDGE   ** AIDS **   PREVENTION'
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Unfortunately, there is currently no cure for AIDS.
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the countries need to get their government under control and get some political stability that does not involve dictators.  then humanitarian aid (example:  against HIV/AIDS and hunger) can move through the countries safer and can expect not to be attacked by guerrilla fighters when helping women and children.
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AIDS is caused by a virus. The history problem is the number of people that have died from it or will die. Incompetence in the medical profession as well as the poor handling of the problem by governments have been the biggest problem. The virus has the ability to mutate so quickly which has also presented a problem. My hypothesis for a solution would be to reduce the viral load then slow the immune response without hindering the power of the immune system. The top medical researchers in the world can explain how a reduction of virus load could be accomplished with alcohol ( a concentration not producing intoxication will be very sufficient ). A top AIDS researcher can verify research that has slowed the immune response so that cells survive ( I believe the jargon in medicine calls it entry inhibitors ). Perhaps AIDS researchers would verify the same thing could be accomplished with peppermint oil lozenges. This could be a less expensive solution to help third world countries. After this treatment for a short period of time medical researchers could introduce a vaccine (even a non-specific one) into the patients bloodstream. This treatment uses the natural immune system which means there wouldn't be the problems we now have in the virus mutating so rapidly rendering the drugs used now useless against it. If medical professionals really want to help people perhaps it could be a very good solution.
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If your talking broadly, Africa is the #1 leading country with AIDS/HIV. As far as locally, anywhere. That's the scary thing about today. Any one could look squeaky clean on the outside and be infested on the inside. That's why protection, manogamy, and abstinence are so highly suggested.
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AIDS is a really serious problem.  People should definately worry about it more because it changes your life.  I think people who have AIDS should be honest with their parteners (because most aren't) and warn them.  AIDS is an auto immune disease.  You get sick easily, and it will most likely result in a premature death.
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I don't know about that, but it certainly humbles those it affects.\n\nAIDS was created by the world--not God or man.  I am a Christian but do not subscribe to the misguided notion that God created AIDS to punish gays and drug users.  You may as well say God created leukemia to punish innocent children.\n\nAnd while human creation of AIDS is possible, I do not believe it some concious method of population control.  AIDS is an ongoing global epidemic and it has the coordinated effort of researchers worldwide working to stop it.  Instead of trying to figure out how it started, why not concentrate on how it will be finished?
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Let's see I would say that cancer is curable now, if detected early. The problem is that many people don't go to the doctor for regular check ups.  In the case of AIDS is caused by a virus. The scientific community knows little about viruses, and the HIV virus is constantly mutating, making it difficult to find something that would stop it.  They might find something that works for a certain strain of a virus but soon that strain will mutate, so the it won't work.  I hope that help you a little to understand that even with the resources it is not easy to find cures to things that are constantly changing.
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the government and ngos have been spreading awareness about aids through the medium of television and news paper. but then they don't reach the poor and illiterate. for that volunteers are needed who can go from door to door and explain the use of condoms and how to protect one from aids.\n\nbut its not true that this problem is restricted only to slum dwellers. its present even in the upper classes.\nthis problem is wide spread....\nwe have to take time out to help aids affected people and spread awareness
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do you know that half the African continent is dying of aids and they have no medication ! if you could find an organisation that deals with that problem I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated !