Dear Steemians,
I am sharing with you the new to join hands together with Agencies, NGOs and others around to fight HIV/AIDS Epidemic.
This is a critical moment in the history of HIV/AIDS. There is more money, more political will and more attention being paid to this killer disease than ever before. And yet, more people than ever are dying of AIDS and becoming infected with HIV. By using HIV treatment programs to strengthen existing prevention programs and improve health systems, the international community has a unique opportunity to change the course of history, says The World Health Report.
WHO, UNAIDS and partners are implementing a comprehensive HIV/AIDS strategy which links prevention, treatment, care and support for people living with the virus. Until now, treatment has been the most neglected element in most developing countries. Yet among all possible HIV- related interventions, the report says it is treatment that can most effectively boost prevention efforts and in turn drive the strengthening of health systems and enable poor countries to protect people from a wide range of health threats.
“At long last, global investment in health - and particularly in the fight against HIV/AIDS - is on the rise. It brings a welcome and long overdue improvement in the prospects for controlling the worst global epidemic in several centuries. The challenge now is to coordinate all our efforts and to ensure that this money benefits the people who need it most.
Vital resources have now been pledged, including more than US$ 20 billion from donor countries and through multilateral funding agencies, including the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the United States President's Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS Relief and the World Bank.
(1). These funds must now be used swiftly and in a coordinated way to prolong the lives of millions of children, women and men who will otherwise soon die. Adequate technical support for HIV/AIDS programmes must be mobilized to ensure that the new .
"We must invest these additional resources in strengthening comprehensive prevention and care."Scaling up effective HIV treatment and prevention programmes is the best strategy to save lives and keep future generations HIV-free.
HIV/AIDS weakens and kills adults in their prime – depriving communities of doctors, teachers and lawyers, as well as farmers, miners and police officers, and depriving children of their parents.
It's time to help them: rise and support people living with the HIV/AIDS in your community.
Have a blessed day all.
