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From:	"Gabriel, ADEYEMO" [ profile ]
Subject:	Pentecostalism and AIDS treatment in Mozambique: creating newapproaches to HIV prevention
Sent:	Apr 25th, 2012 - 08:25:17

	Source: http://hivthisweek.unaids.org/post/faith-based-responses Fellow Colleague!!! Still in the happy mood of having presented the first ever CrowdSourced document on behalf of young people to UNAIDS in the way HIV/AIDS should be addressed for young people, Please read below; Pentecostal fervour has rapidly spread throughout central and southern Mozambique since the end of its protracted civil war in the early 1990s. In the peri-urban bairros and septic fringes of Mozambican cities African Independent Churches with Pentecostal roots and mainstream Pentecostals can now claim over half the population as adherents. Over this same period another important phenomenon has coincided with this church expansion: the AIDS epidemic. Pentecostalism and HIV have travelled along similar vectors and been propelled by deepening inequality. Recognising this relationship has important implications for HIV prevention and treatment strategies. The striking overlap between high HIV prevalence in peri-urban populations and high Pentecostal participation suggests that creative strategies, to include these movements in HIV programming, may influence the long-term success of HIV care and the scale-up of anti-retroviral treatment across the region. The provision of antiretroviral treatment has opened up new possibilities for engaging with local communities, especially Pentecostals and African Independent Churches, who are witnessing the immediate benefits of antiretroviral therapy. Expanded treatment may be the key to successful prevention as advocates of a comprehensive approach to the epidemic have long argued. My Comments: So glad to see the Pentecostals doing this advocacy..... A vaccine shall surely be possible soonest, i believe. -- Many Thanks Yours' in Prevention Science Gabriel, ADEYEMO Regional Focal Point - West Africa Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AID (GYCA), a program of the Public Health Institute +234-80-6798-7317 \| gabriel (at) gyca.org www.gyca.org \| www.phi.org GYCA is a youth-led global network of over 6,500 young leaders and adult allies working on youth and HIV/AIDS in 173 countries world-wide. GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills, knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV/AIDS interventions amongst their peers. My United Nations Pledge 2011-2012: "To lend my wit and my strength to the AIDS Response guiding global youth towards one goal: Zero HIV: Zero AIDS Related Deaths, Zero New Infections, Zero Stigma"

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