Statistics

I came across this statistics and thought it was worth sharing  , though 2years old , it shows there is a major problem that is yet to be addressed,

Sometimes just seeing these numbers , will force you think of how you can help in any small way.

Visit  www.foadac.org to make a comment , share some ideas on how to help AIDS Orphans or you can simply make a donation to support the cause.

Thanks

HIV and AIDS estimates For Cameroon ( 2012 )

• Number of people living with HIV

600,000 [550,000 - 660,000]

• Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate

4.5% [4.1% - 4.9%]

• Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV

540,000 [500,000 - 590,000]

• Women aged 15 and up living with HIV

310,000 [290,000 - 340,000]

• Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV

59,000 [51,000 - 67,000]

• Deaths due to AIDS

35,000 [30,000 - 40,000]

• Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17

330,000 [300,000 - 380,000]

Poverty & HIV

This piece hit straight on the core of the African problem. I could not have said it any better so as to reflect the truth in community today.

" Poverty fuels the HIV epidemic due to its impact on all aspects of life, including income, housing, education,nutrition, access to health care -- and the list goes on. In the African-American communities where poverty rates are even higher, there exists a greater gap in all of these areas that fuels the inability to negotiate, feel empowered, get educated on HIV and get tested.

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Let's be real: If I can't afford my next meal or next month's rent, do you think I'm going to make a big deal about using condoms? Because the man that's taking care of me is taking care of her too. No, I have too much else to deal with.
But there is hope. Many community organizations are now targeting these communities to conduct HIV testingand connect those who test positive, or are lost to care, to medical treatment. Even though we cannot always directly impact the poverty levels in these communities, we can impact the availability of testing and education resources."

Ingrid Floyd, Executive Director, Iris House, New York

Just a thought I found

Invisible Enemy !!

6pm national news today ; Ebola is now a national security issue. President Obama has now sent 3000 troops , medical, engineering and more to join other nations on the ground to help people in west Africa fight this invisible terror. I can only imagine how many children will die or be orphaned at the end of this . So help us God!

Antiretrovoral treatment is now reaching many more people

Although progress is being made daily by the health powers to be , there is a lot more that can be done. The ultimate goal is to have a cure for HIV in the near future.
Don't hesitate to do your part.

Today's statistic:

"One out of every four new infections in South Africa is in young women between the ages of 15 and 24, experts say in remarks distributed by the South African Broadcasting Corporation. He said the number of new HIV infections among young women remain a major challenge. Although with a higher infection rate, South Africa puts more HIV patients on antiretroviral treatment, compared with other African countries. One in five people on antiretroviral treatment in the world lives in South Africa. That means 250,000 of those 2.4 million are being treated in the public sector in South Africa, according to the government. "  

More feeds from the last AIDS conference

Still learning from the last international AIDS conference.

getting this information from time to time will help us stay current and be able to help someone living with the disease.

The statistics continue to be alarming despite what region is being highlighted.

" Most HIV infections in the past 12 months across the world took place in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to figures released Wednesday. During the period, over two million more people have contracted HIV, bringing the number of people living with HIV to 35 million globally, says a report released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Xinhua reported. The UNAIDS report points out that of the 35 million HIV infected people, 19 million do not know they have the virus.

Close to 13 million people now have access to antiretroviral treatment (ARV), an increase of 2.3 million from last year.  Three out of four people on treatment are in Sub-Saharan Africa. This comes as more people get tested and governments secure funding for treatment. South Africa continues to bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic. One in five new HIV infections in the world took place in South Africa, chief executive officer of the South African National AIDS Council, Doctor Fareed Abdullah, said. "

Encouragement.

Loved this when I came across it today. It simply encouraged me to continue to volunteer and give of myself to others at any opportunity .

If we all try to do this , I think the world will be a better place.

"The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend beyond oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people."