Atheists congregate towards filth just as flies are attracted to xaar
Some people are born with HIV or contract it from contaminated medical equipment
Are they filth too?
Ittaqullah
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Some people are born with HIV or contract it from contaminated medical equipment
Are they filth too?
Ittaqullah
HIV infections on the rise in Somalia.
Just like the rest of the world, Somalia today marked World Aids Day by bringing together people of all walks of life including those living with HIV Aids.
Many thronged Banardir Hospital in Central Mogadishu for voluntary testing for HIV. This year’s HIV Aids Day theme in Somalia was “bridging the gap”, after new figures showed an increase in new HIV infections.
The rise in infections is being blamed on ignorance, cultural barriers and fear of stigmatization which hampers many people from finding out their HIV status.
According to statistics from the Somalia National Aids Commission, Somalia has a total of 26,000 people living with HIV & AIDS with 51 percent of them being women. This figure includes those living in Southern Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland.
In 2013, 2,691 new cases were reported in south central Somalia alone, while 980 was reported in Somaliland and 278 in Puntland.
As part of this year’s campaign to deter new HIV infections, some 200 university students from Somalia University and Jazeera University between the ages of 19 to 23 received free screening at Banadir hospital. The campaign is targetting the youth because they are considered as the most vulnerable group.
Dr. Lul Mahamud Mohamed, head of Banadir hospital, which is one of the only two Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centers (VCT) in Mogadishu says her hospital is currently treating 300 HIV & AIDS patients who receive free treatment at the centre. She urged Somalis to know their status and encouraged them to openly discuss the diseases so that more and more people can know about it.
“We are here today because it is 1st of December, it is World Aids Day and we are doing some activity to improve quality of care and to even know the (HIV & AIDS) status of the Somalia people,” Dr. Lul said at the Banadir Hospital VCT centre where dozens of students from Somalia University were being counselled and screened.
In Somalia, HIV and Aids is still considered a taboo subject as is directly associated with promiscuity in a where country 99 percent of its population profess Islam. Health workers dealing with HIV & AIDS depend largely on those living with HIV to help them break these barriers.
Sahra Ahmed Ali, a mother of 7 children is among those living with HIV & AIDS. She first knew of her HIV positive status 7 months ago. She is urging Somalis to go for HIV testing to know their status and has also called upon newlyweds to test for HIV before exchanging vows, to reduce chances of contracting the disease
“I contracted the disease in Mogadishu from my husband who was married to another woman. He infected me and so that is how I contracted the disease. After I realized am sick I went for a HIV test in a hospital in Mogadishu which referred me to Banadir hospital and that is how I started taking medication here,”
Mohamed Said Shire, who is also living with HIV & AIDS and is the chairman of the umbrella for the people living with disease in Somalia says since he openly came out about her status in 2006, he has managed to bring down some of the barriers that cause stigmatization against people living with HIV and AIDS.
Ahmed Mohamed Jimale, the Somalia National AIDS Commission chairman says new cases of HIV & AIDS are on the rise in Somalia and blames it on ignorance and cultural beliefs. He said this year’s World Aids Day celebrations is aimed at stemming the rise of new infections.
“New infections are on the rise, Yes because we get new positive cases almost every day but people still feel stigmatized and they fear coming out whenever they test positive, it is one of the main challenges and this is caused by stigmatization.”
https://amisom-au.org/so/2014/12/hiv-infections-on-the-rise-in-somalia/
Just like the rest of the world, Somalia today marked World Aids Day by bringing together people of all walks of life including those living with HIV Aids.
Many thronged Banardir Hospital in Central Mogadishu for voluntary testing for HIV. This year’s HIV Aids Day theme in Somalia was “bridging the gap”, after new figures showed an increase in new HIV infections.
The rise in infections is being blamed on ignorance, cultural barriers and fear of stigmatization which hampers many people from finding out their HIV status.
According to statistics from the Somalia National Aids Commission, Somalia has a total of 26,000 people living with HIV & AIDS with 51 percent of them being women. This figure includes those living in Southern Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland.
In 2013, 2,691 new cases were reported in south central Somalia alone, while 980 was reported in Somaliland and 278 in Puntland.
As part of this year’s campaign to deter new HIV infections, some 200 university students from Somalia University and Jazeera University between the ages of 19 to 23 received free screening at Banadir hospital. The campaign is targetting the youth because they are considered as the most vulnerable group.
Dr. Lul Mahamud Mohamed, head of Banadir hospital, which is one of the only two Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centers (VCT) in Mogadishu says her hospital is currently treating 300 HIV & AIDS patients who receive free treatment at the centre. She urged Somalis to know their status and encouraged them to openly discuss the diseases so that more and more people can know about it.
“We are here today because it is 1st of December, it is World Aids Day and we are doing some activity to improve quality of care and to even know the (HIV & AIDS) status of the Somalia people,” Dr. Lul said at the Banadir Hospital VCT centre where dozens of students from Somalia University were being counselled and screened.
In Somalia, HIV and Aids is still considered a taboo subject as is directly associated with promiscuity in a where country 99 percent of its population profess Islam. Health workers dealing with HIV & AIDS depend largely on those living with HIV to help them break these barriers.
Sahra Ahmed Ali, a mother of 7 children is among those living with HIV & AIDS. She first knew of her HIV positive status 7 months ago. She is urging Somalis to go for HIV testing to know their status and has also called upon newlyweds to test for HIV before exchanging vows, to reduce chances of contracting the disease
“I contracted the disease in Mogadishu from my husband who was married to another woman. He infected me and so that is how I contracted the disease. After I realized am sick I went for a HIV test in a hospital in Mogadishu which referred me to Banadir hospital and that is how I started taking medication here,”
Mohamed Said Shire, who is also living with HIV & AIDS and is the chairman of the umbrella for the people living with disease in Somalia says since he openly came out about her status in 2006, he has managed to bring down some of the barriers that cause stigmatization against people living with HIV and AIDS.
Ahmed Mohamed Jimale, the Somalia National AIDS Commission chairman says new cases of HIV & AIDS are on the rise in Somalia and blames it on ignorance and cultural beliefs. He said this year’s World Aids Day celebrations is aimed at stemming the rise of new infections.
“New infections are on the rise, Yes because we get new positive cases almost every day but people still feel stigmatized and they fear coming out whenever they test positive, it is one of the main challenges and this is caused by stigmatization.”
https://amisom-au.org/so/2014/12/hiv-infections-on-the-rise-in-somalia/
GBTarmy
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Puntland has the least HIV anyone surprised?
@GBTarmy
Those figures don't tell a whole picture because those tested are very miniscule and most infected people don't want to know they are HIV positive. It will even spread more.
GBTarmy
VIP
I shared a couple reports in the politics section and all state that PL has the least alx.
Somalia still has low % though but yeah it could spread in the near future.
Somali psycho
~Bakool~
Easy solution is to shoot them all or send them to Oromia. We need Somalia to be 0% HIV Be'znelaah
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