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C. Gudz
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Take Action
December 1, 2004 - 12:34 PM
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World AIDS Day generates a lot of energy and awarness on HIV/AIDS -- but what will you do after the day? Are you inspired to work with others towards solutions? Is there anything stopping you?
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JBI Le Collégien
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Re: Take Action
December 2, 2004 - 01:22 AM
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It is high time we put our talking into action. We can talk and talk and talk, but without action, nothing materialises. So I leave it to each and every one of us. What have we done about HIV/AIDS in our communities? If the answer is "nothing", then we better start acting now. The future is in our hands.Lets talk more and act more.
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Vianou François Godonou
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Re: Take Action
December 2, 2004 - 12:41 PM
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Hello
I think you are right for Aids is increasing everywhere on the earth.Me i'm a member of a youth organization and we tried by the past to do something but finally we stopped. Why we stop? simply for young people left the organization and our sponsors didn't help us as we need. Now we are trying to think about another way of doing something for our community.
We can't give for it serious
Fran
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JBI Le Collégien
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December 3, 2004 - 01:56 AM
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Thank you for sharing my sentiments. Personally, I find it very painful when I see people talk about HIV/AIDS just to lure funding from donors. Once it is secured some of them you don't even hear about them. Recently some countries in Africa, Zimbabwe included, were excluded from the Global Fund (AIDS)because of politics. There was life before politics and it shall exist after politics. Borders are not locked and neither is there a quarantine. I feel the disease will flow from these countries to their neighbours. The effort is thus cancelled. Then, what good does that bring? I'm not a politician but I feel sad about some political decisions. Lets stop the hypocrisy and live in reality. AIDS is real and so are we, so lets make realistic decisions for the sake of mankind.
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Ridwan Adisurya
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new cure ?
December 5, 2004 - 08:55 AM
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hey, is it true that we don't have any vaccin that can kill the virus?
because from all the articles i've read, the current vaccin only shield the cells from HIV, so people can be cured from AIDS but not the HIV.
the latest news i receive that in africa the anti-HIV drugs is very cheap, $7-$8, while we in asia must pay for about $200-$300 for other drugs.
new vaccin developed from yeast (basic ingredient for beer).
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JBI Le Collégien
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December 9, 2004 - 09:19 AM
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It is true, all the viruses cannot be cured. All we can do is take preventive measures against infections. Such measures include abstinance and vaccinations (usually attenuated viruses). It then follows that no such vaccine has been developed as yet. All what ARVs do is reduce the disease severity. THEY CANNOT PROTECT YOU. Thus, all we need at the moment is to stay away from the disease.
Yes, in Africa, the price of ARVs to the ordinary person like you and I is lower than elsewhere. This is due to the assistance from the developed nations. Many thanks to them for that. Africa is worst affected and action is needed now.
Lets join the fight against HIV. The first step is protecting ourselves. By that, we'll have stopped infection, then we can tackle the orphans problem and care for the infected.
Thank you for listening.
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Liz Livelli
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treatment or cure?
December 11, 2004 - 12:47 PM
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Hey everyone. Great to see the discussion continue after December 1st! The truth is that there is no cure for HIV/AIDS once you have tested positive.
Science is advancing rapidly and vaccines are in trial, but this can seem misleading. Just becuase something is being tested it doesn't mean that it will definately be found to be effective, effective for all the different subtypes of HIV, approved by the government for general use any time soon, or made affordable enough for all to access. It is a very complex topic and viruses, although extremely simple organisms, are extraordinarily complex to treat due to their high rate of mutation. There most certainly is hope for a cure one day, but we must not be too hasty to rely on science for a "quick fix" when we have the tools to help ourselves at our finger tips right now.
Also, i just want to open up further discussion about a comment that was made. The idea was that there is no cure for HIV but there is a cure for AIDS - meaning ARVs. To the best of my knowledge, ARVs are meant to prolong the health of an HIV+ individual's immune system (by reducing the duplication of the virus and increasing the CD4 cell count- a simplified version) and therefore extend their life an indefinate amount of time. Much of this has to do with the strain of HIV which you are infected with (some are more virluent than others), your own personal biology, and your lifestyle choices. ARVs are not a cure - many (most) people who take ARVs at some point during the course of their treatment do progress to AIDS. Some never take ARVs and find themselves healthy for a longer period of time than those who have been taking the medication. And some who appear to be near death begin the treatment and their blood counts seemingly make a miraculous recovery. So do ARVs work? Should everyone take them? How long will you remain healthy or asymptomatic? There is no definate answer - it is not a "yes" or "no" question. These questions, in my opinion, need to be discussed with a medical doctor who specializes in HIV/AIDS and can assess your personal situation and all the external factors that affect your health.
I think this is very important topic and I hope that it continues on this board. We need to protect ourselves if we are negative, care for ourselves properly if we are positive, and continue to hope and support those who are working for a cure!
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babyblue
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Re: Take Action
December 21, 2004 - 09:11 AM
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I really do agree with all of you. Aids is a very harmful disease that is spreading in our community. We should try to stop it no matter where we are in the world. It takes all the help we can get to stop such thing. It is not something that can be stopped just by one or two people. Everyone should come forward and help us stop this horrible thing.
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