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Published: 01/12/2006
Awareness on Aids Day
Aids Day is not a cause for celebration - a cure has yet to be discovered and some countries are regressing in their efforts to combat it - but nor is it a reason for absolute despair.
Millions of people who have contracted the syndrome lead full and rewarding lives. Progress has been made on the medical front.
Drugs are being manufactured to slow down the devastation to the immune system that Aids induces and there is a greater global awareness to its threat. The disease does not discriminate and can afflict anyone.
But treatment, drugs and compassionate help are too often beyond the price range of millions of sufferers.
Preventative measures, either through education or media campaigns, while useful, are not enough.
Those who have already contracted the disease must have access to adequate medication and counselling.
Yet as the numbers of people infected with HIV climb relentlessly - 4.3 million more people infected this year alone, which means 39.5 million people are living with HIV, the virus that causes Aids - its threat is increasingly obvious.
Today we must recognise that Aids is a threat to all mankind - but this recognition must not lead to fear but to a greater determination to eradicate it.
Gulfnews
Awareness on Aids Day
Aids Day is not a cause for celebration - a cure has yet to be discovered and some countries are regressing in their efforts to combat it - but nor is it a reason for absolute despair.
Millions of people who have contracted the syndrome lead full and rewarding lives. Progress has been made on the medical front.
Drugs are being manufactured to slow down the devastation to the immune system that Aids induces and there is a greater global awareness to its threat. The disease does not discriminate and can afflict anyone.
But treatment, drugs and compassionate help are too often beyond the price range of millions of sufferers.
Preventative measures, either through education or media campaigns, while useful, are not enough.
Those who have already contracted the disease must have access to adequate medication and counselling.
Yet as the numbers of people infected with HIV climb relentlessly - 4.3 million more people infected this year alone, which means 39.5 million people are living with HIV, the virus that causes Aids - its threat is increasingly obvious.
Today we must recognise that Aids is a threat to all mankind - but this recognition must not lead to fear but to a greater determination to eradicate it.
Gulfnews
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