webfact Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 UN calls for more ideas to fight AidsPongphon SarnsamakThe NationDespite drop in new infections, countries need to do moreBANGKOK: -- THOUGH the number of new HIV infections has been dropping for several years, Thailand and other Asia-Pacific countries need to invest more in developing innovations to fight the spread of the Aids-causing virus, according to the United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids)."We need to [make more effort and find new innovations] to prevent Aids deaths," UNAids deputy regional director Pradeep Kakkattil said yesterday.He was speaking at a press conference on the upcoming 11th International Congress on Aids in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP11), to be held at Bangkok's Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre from November 18-22.About 3,000 participants including doctors, scientists, health advocates, policy makers, financial agency representatives and people living with HIV/Aids will discuss innovations to tackle the disease.Kakkattil estimated new HIV infections last year totalled 350,000 cases in Asia-Pacific. About 300,000 people died of Aids in the region last year. "Most people do not go [early] to health or testing centres because of the stigma over the disease. They go to get treatment when it is very late," he said."[We must] end the stigma and discrimination so we can get people to prevent HIV and to seek treatment."Investment requiredInvesting in the development of new ways to manage the spread of the disease - especially among sex workers, men who have sex with men, and injecting drug users, would bring new infection cases and the rate of mortality down to zero, Kakkattil said."The innovation needed is about putting money where you get impact. Innovation is about geographic focus. Innovation is about engaging the community and the testing centres that provide treatment," he said.However, many countries in this region are spending less than 6 per cent of their own budgets to address this issue, he added.In Thailand, Mechai Viravaidya, a former politician and activist known as the "Condom King", said that in recent years the government has played down the fight against Aids, and the importance of educating people about the disease. That is why the number of new infections is still high, he said."Twenty years ago, Thailand was well known for its attempts to fight Aids, but now it has lost its reputation for dealing with the disease," he said.The Public Health Ministry estimates that in the period 2012-2016, the total number of new HIV cases in Thailand will be about 43,000. Of this number, about 41 per cent will be men who have sex with men, 32 per cent will be from heterosexual contact and 10 per cent will involve injecting drug users."The Aids situation in Thailand is not too bad. If we start doing something to deal with the spread of disease, I am sure we can stop this epidemic within 20 years," said Dr Petchsri Sirinirund of the Disease Control Department.-- The Nation 2013-11-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catweazle Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Best step would be to force the "creators" of AIDS to come out of their closets and tell the truth. In addition, it is worthwile checking the proven stories of people who were tested AIDS positive, rejected the advised medical treatment and changed their life style and diet to a healthy one and were "miraculously cured" (tested negative) just a few months after... Don't let whitecoats, pharma mafiosis and governments fool you - just open your mind, eyes, and ears! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newermonkey Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Dont they know there is a cure: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/foot-cream-eradicates-hiv-cell-cultures-study-article-1.1467654 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newermonkey Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Best step would be to force the "creators" of AIDS to come out of their closets and tell the truth. In addition, it is worthwile checking the proven stories of people who were tested AIDS positive, rejected the advised medical treatment and changed their life style and diet to a healthy one and were "miraculously cured" (tested negative) just a few months after... Don't let whitecoats, pharma mafiosis and governments fool you - just open your mind, eyes, and ears! You have to be kidding... your attitude is dangerous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrowe1973 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Lol catweazle you sound like my x Thai GF who had stage 1 breast cancer. She changed her diet and drank her urine then moved to the forest for fresh air and water. Guess what it turned into stage 3 and 4 breast cancer. She then under went chemo and decided to refuse the radiation, so she could keep drinking her urine and roots. Guess what it came back and she had to do chemo all over again. I left her because I could not stand seeing someone I love kill themselves. Sure magic, herbs, roots, fresh air, diet, drinking urine and living in the forest all cure aids and cancer. Lets put these remedies in a bottle and sell it so we can become millionaires!!!! Why not capitalize and these secret cures and save some lives in the process? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Best step would be to force the "creators" of AIDS to come out of their closets and tell the truth. In addition, it is worthwile checking the proven stories of people who were tested AIDS positive, rejected the advised medical treatment and changed their life style and diet to a healthy one and were "miraculously cured" (tested negative) just a few months after... Don't let whitecoats, pharma mafiosis and governments fool you - just open your mind, eyes, and ears! I guess you are referring to false positive test results for HIV. plus sometimes false negative test results. This issue is reviewed within the URL below. http://www.who.int/hiv/abouthiv/en/fact_sheet_hiv.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileydude Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Educating the general public on how AIDS is spread at the same time dispelling any myths must be unwavering BUT only until there is TOTAL AWARENESS that comes from having the correct knowledge about AIDS and true CONCERN enough to change the high risk behaviors we involves ourselves in will we have a chance to keep in under control. Unfortunately sometimes the best things in life often come with drawbacks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyuk Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Best step would be to force the "creators" of AIDS to come out of their closets and tell the truth. In addition, it is worthwile checking the proven stories of people who were tested AIDS positive, rejected the advised medical treatment and changed their life style and diet to a healthy one and were "miraculously cured" (tested negative) just a few months after... Don't let whitecoats, pharma mafiosis and governments fool you - just open your mind, eyes, and ears! It sounds like you are throwing a curved ball at the Health Care Industry. Hi Catweazle; Are you seriously stating that you believe that the health industry invented HIV infection in order to expand the international market for research and drugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 when people asking for removal of condom vending machines in hischools, than it is time to move to .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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