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Comments on: The fight against HIV/AIDS needs a pragmatic approach (update) http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/it-is-time-to-be-real-realistic-and-practical-on-hivaids Connecting To Advance Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Fifi http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/it-is-time-to-be-real-realistic-and-practical-on-hivaids#comment-383 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:06:12 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4904#comment-383 thanks for discussion this here. I realize that to some people mere the mentioning of drugs, condoms, and prostitution is sin or taboo. but we cannot just pretend these problems don’t exist. we’ve have to deal with them practically.

]]> By: Kwabena Amponsah-Manager http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/it-is-time-to-be-real-realistic-and-practical-on-hivaids#comment-377 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:52:22 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4904#comment-377 Thanks to all of you for your comments.
First to Steve: I agree with you that it’s easier said than done, but we can devise a means for achieve that. That’s exactly why we vote for and pay policy makers. Also there’re 1000s of NGO and private organization already working with drug addicts. All that I’m saying is that making sure these folks have access to clean needles should be part of the comprehensive anti-HIV/AIDS strategy.

Now Akpene: Sure, I’ll recommend a system that ensures that prostitutes have access to condoms, both male and female condom. Unlike the prostitute at Los Angeles, the prostitute at Nairobi , Harare, or Abuja makes almost nothing. Most of these folks are in a ‘profession’ that they dread day and night. The women, especially, are abused by the male customers and treated as nothing. I wish there were no prostitutes at all. But which is easier: Wiping prostitutes out of our cities OR providing an avenue by which they can protect themselves and hence hundred of people?

Again, thanks to both of you for joining the conversation

]]> By: Akpene http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/it-is-time-to-be-real-realistic-and-practical-on-hivaids#comment-376 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:52:08 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4904#comment-376 If you want free needles for drug users, then are you going to say free condoms for prostitutes?

]]> By: steve http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/it-is-time-to-be-real-realistic-and-practical-on-hivaids#comment-375 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:48:46 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4904#comment-375 Thanks for your response. I get your point but it’s be very difficult to put into practice.

]]> By: Kwabena Amponsah-Manager http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/it-is-time-to-be-real-realistic-and-practical-on-hivaids#comment-370 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:31:53 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4904#comment-370 Hi Steve,
Yes, that exactly what I meant. let us remember that the drug addict already presents a burden to our economic and health-care system. Imagine what the weight of this burden will be if the addict contracts HIV/AIDS in addition. I will say that living with the drug problem alone is better than adding on AIDS.
And it doesn’t have to be governments distributing needled to drug addicts. The NGOs and the foundations working on AIDS will need to model how they can tackle AIDS from this perspective also.
I can see why a lot of people will disagree with me. It appears radical. But imagine what the impact will be if the drug addict knows where to get a clean needle when his lust for the substance is uncontrollable as compared to sharing needled with other addicts.
In any case, thank you for your comment. Please come back.

]]> By: Steve http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/it-is-time-to-be-real-realistic-and-practical-on-hivaids#comment-368 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:05:55 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4904#comment-368 I may disagree with you. Are you trying to say that we should use national money to buy needled for drug users? How on earth?

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