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De:	daisy karimi
Sujet:	Re: [volunteers] Taking HIV/AIDS Local!
Envoyé:	Dec 15th, 2005 - 10:39:03

	Hi Henry, Talking about Kenya and HIV/AIDs i would say that we have taken quite a step and we are quite ahead as far as sensitizing people on HIV. The epidemic is no longer seen as a curse and most myths that held earlier (like sleeping with a virgin can cure you of HIV)are quickly being forgotten. Most areas in Kenya now have places for volunteer councelling, testing and ARTs are pretty available and much chaeper than they were a few yaers ago. People can now talk about it freely as more people are well educated on the issue. Kenya now is focussing on not just the infected but the affected. We have programs to support HIV orphans. other advancements are in the prevention of mother-child transmission during birth. This is some of what has probably made the HIV infection rate to drop by 6% in the last one year. However much still needs to be done in the rural areas where access to ARVs is still a problem and where most still hold on to distructive myths. Daisy, Nairobi. Kenya Henry Ekwuruke wrote: Dear Group, I believe it is very essential to have the rural persons educated on HIV/AIDS. So much has been done at the urban centres leaving the rural people with very little knowledge on HIV/AIDS apart from the basics on the same. I am working with an organization that is researching on HIV/AIDS called CD2BN. It is also clear from the information collected that there are still myths and stigma on it. But with much dissemination of information the people have been educated about what HIV is, what AIDS is, transmission methods, ARTS, importance of VCT, how to form support groups that have helped provide hope for both for the infected and affected. It is also important to help start up economic generating projects now and you can do that now and help out here if you can. In rural areas to ensure self reliance. Unless knowledge and education is spread Far and wide and even underground, then HIV is here to stay. Hence also the essence of Taking ICTs to the rural areas to ensure shared information. And one of my projects is focussing on Taking IT to the locals especially here in Nigeria. Henry Ekwuruke Nnado Foundation Inc --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Global Volunteers P. O. Box 60540, Nairobi, 00200, Kenya. Tel: +254722387110 Email: volunteers_global (at) yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Powered By TIG Groups http://groups.takingitglobal.org/ Group Archives: http://groups.takingitglobal.org/volunteers/messages/ To unsubscribe, email volunteers-unsubscribe (at) groups.takingitglobal.org --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping

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