UNAIDS chief hopes for a world with no HIV infections among women

Source: IRNA


Tehran, March 8, IRNA - UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé has hoped for a world where there would be zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS–related deaths among women and girls.


He issued a message on the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, the UN Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran reported in a press release issued Tuesday.

The full text of his message reads:

“Today is the 100th anniversary of the International Women’s day and I salute all women.

“There is much to celebrate and there is so much more we can and should do.

“30 years into the AIDS epidemic, women and girls are still the most affected—nearly 16 million are living with HIV and the number continues to rise every day.


“We must not accept this.

“I hope for a world where; all women can protect themselves and their children from HIV; all women have access to HIV treatment; and women and girls do not fear rape, violence and HIV infection.

“I hope for a world where there are Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination and Zero AIDS–related deaths among women and girls. We must make this a reality, not in the next 100 years, but now

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It's a real issue that needs focus.

It was certainly needed to be said given the unbelievable responses here.

Fucking AIDS discussion, on Women's Day, mentioning women. Wow! How "gratuitous"! :puke:

but that doesn't mean that HIV in women is the only concern.

Consider this: if men are the ones committing the lions-share of sexual assaults on women (no arguments there right?) and STDs are by definitions passed via sexual contact (not exclusively but in general) then wouldn't STD rates in men *also* affect STD rates in women?

If we were to magically cure all women on earth of HIV, but not men, how do you think that would end up in the long run? The disease dies out forever, or women are simply reinfected?

International Women’s Day, statement directed to women, gender disproportionality. Shame that such issues cannot be really punctuated because it hurts feelings of people who dream of a world where those issues don't exist (but they still do).

Also globally women are not disproportionately affected by HIV:

...by probable white males in their 20s to 30s on an internet message board.

He said, "I hope for a world where there are Zero new HIV infections."

You need to look at how AIDS disproportionately affects women: http://www.genderandaids.org/

BTW.

And are you of the opinion that ones age, skin color, or gender makes them inherently less valuable?

You're entitled to your opinion of course. But I prefer a world where such things don't matter.

I also prefer a world were STDs are no longer a concern for anyone.

But I recognize that the current world we live in isn't so rosy. We may have advanced civil rights in our country to a great degree, after centuries of progress, but there's still a shitload of work to do.

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi


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“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi


Instruments on issues
http://www.wegiveadamn.org/issues/

why stop halfway and claim to be limited by realities?