HIV/AIDS Treatment

Community based strategic plan

to curb spread of HIV/AIDS

Anirudha Alam

Curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS is a human rights issue. A commitment to solidarity, hope and compassion promotes comprehensive campaign as for HIV/AIDS prevention. It may result in a holistic effort to strengthen community based network through advocacy, capacity building and behavioral change communication (BCC). Having no minimal amenities, community people are led to vulnerabilities to HIV/AIDS enormously. They are mostly disadvantaged due to having no access to basic rights. If there is any community based common plan in support of the local response to HIV epidemic the reasons of vulnerability may be removed gradually and effectively.

Community based strategic plan to address HIV/AIDS should be outlined to prevent escalation of epidemic through action research in ways that recognize human rights and self-respect. In this aspect, it is greatly essential to organize social mobilization and accelerate support form local stakeholders and development partners involved in the community Read the rest of this entry »

India is one of the 2nd largest populated countries in the world, with over one billion inhabitants. Of this number, it’s estimated that more or less 7 million Indians are currently living with HIV. HIV emerged later in India than it did in many other countries. Infection rates soared throughout the 1990s, and today the epidemic affects all sectors of Indian society, not just the groups – such as sex workers and truck drivers – with which it was originally associated. The vast size of India makes it difficult to examine the effects of HIV on the country as a whole. The majority of states within India have a higher population than most African countries, so a more detailed picture of the crisis can be gained by looking at each state individually.

In a country where poverty, illiteracy and poor health are rife, the spread of HIV presents a daunting challenge. The Indian epidemic continues to be concentrated in populations with high risk behavior characterized by unprotected paid sex, anal sex, and injecting drug use with contaminated injecting equipment. Several high risk groups have high HIV prevalence, Read the rest of this entry »

Learning about AIDS prevention is an important part of understanding the disease. AIDS is a serious and widespread problem. What used to be isolated to one part of the world and to a certain group of people is now a global concern. What this means is that people need to be careful when they are sexually active and practice safe sex. This is the number one way that people get AIDS. However, anytime you exchange body fluids with someone who has AIDS may result in contracting the disease.

If your partner has AIDS it is important that you go out of your way to prevent it. By learning about how the disease is contracted you can be more diligent at preventing yourself from getting it. But AIDS prevention is about more than knowing what to do. You need to apply what you learn in order to get the most benefit.

The number one thing to do for AIDS prevention is to wear a condom or have your partner wear a condom. One of the biggest ways AIDS is transmitted is through sexual contact. To increase your chances of not getting AIDS, prevention is the key. Wearing a condom is the number one best way to prevent it. O Read the rest of this entry »