Mass Education On Hiv / Aids

Ever since the first cases of what eventually came to be known as AIDS were diagnosed in the early 1980s, people with HIV/AIDS have been stigmatized. Over time, there have been many misconceptions about this disease. Even though there have been many discoveries, and treatments for HIV have improved over time, there are still many people who understand very little about this disease. This lack of understanding, along with fear, misinformation about how the disease is transmitted, and “moral” judgments made about the types of people who contract HIV, all have led to stigmatization of, and discrimination against, people who are living with HIV/AIDS. Understanding the stigmatization of people with HIV/AIDS is an important social justice issue because that stigmatization can result in people with HIV being insulted, rejected, gossiped about, excluded from family and social activities, fired, and even jailed. People with HIV are no different from people suffering from other chronic diseases. Instead of being alienated, they have a right to be treated with fairness, respect, and dignity.

FAC’s mandate to include AIDS projects in Africa and Asia. One of the board members

Education of HIV/AIDS is very important to help prevent from becoming infected with this deadly disease. There are many factors that are being looked at that may be associated with the affect of the transmission of HIV such as, gender relationships, social exclusion and poverty, etc. These issues happen every day and health care providers must help those infected with HIV/AIDS to start treatment right away (Mayo Group, 2010). A national health policy must formulate different guidelines what will enable the policy to help the government govern the public. This stage is really important to help bring health care policies together.

The number of PLHIV in these two countries has huge different, and South Africa has the biggest number of PLHIV in the world (AVERT, 2016). This essay will also explore the how social associated with stigma and discrimination and health care system, and find out how social gradient impact on this vulnerable group of people.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a viral infection that can be life-threatening and is a lifelong disease. HIV attacks the body and weakens the immune system. HIV stays in the body for life and some of the symptoms are diarrhea, headache, fever, night sweats, and flu-like symptoms.

AID Atlanta forcefully wants to bring awareness to new information, testing, and treatment, and other sub-topics that are constantly being bypassed because of the communication problem and overload of information. Meaning, they must address on target audience at a time and in different manners that will effectively reach the target audience intended for a public service announcement.

Children and youths in Saskatchewan are diverse, therefore, different teaching methods are required to address this in the school system. Some children belong to groups that experience health disparities as a result of social and economic exclusion (Teachingtools.ophe.net). Knowing the diversity in a class will provide useful information to help planners adapt content, activities, and teaching methods to meet the unique needs of the students (Hae.ophea.net). This is a strategic way of ensuring HIV/HCV education is sensitive to the needs of specific populations (Hae.ophea.net). With this in mind, we had to develop a registration tool to collect demographic data from the teacher. The tool included the following

The HIV/AIDS epidemic poses a major concern for global health. There are approximately 36.7 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide (WHO, 2017). Due to the increased phenomenon of global migration and movement we see a proportion of individuals who are HIV positive migrating. In Canada alone, over 300,000 new immigrants were welcomed into the country in 2016 (CIC; Globe And Mail, 2016). As a result we can infer that certain proportion out of all immigration applicants into Canada were HIV positive, therefore this paper seeks to question if it is easier or more difficult to be accepted as a immigrant into Canada if you are HIV positive? In addition, under what circumstances are individuals who are HIV positive admissible into Canada,

So, the issue at hand and the recommendation concerning preventive health and counseling prevent sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus begins with the efficacy of risk reduction (sexual behavior), prevention, intervention, and clinician counseling deliver in a variety of settings (clinician or non-clinician).

The first stakeholders being brought to attention is non-governmental organizations (NGOS). Non- governmental organization are private organizations that propose activates to relative suffering and promote the interest of the poor. NGOs offer a wide range of prevention care support and rehabilitation s project in HIV/AIDS related areas. Their main job includes lobbying and advocacy’s skills protected environment and provide basic care. In pertains to AIDS/HIV the international aids society is the world’s leading independent association of HIV professionals. Roughly about 14,000 members that provides services to more than 190countries. The NGOS groups services a social problem on a national scope.

While the numbers of cases are increasing, China is taking action to educate and take care of the population (McGivering, http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific). According to The Beijing Review, one action China has taken is educating the rural migrant workers (24-25). These workers attended a show that promotes HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness; they are also given brochures and CDs. Sex and HIV/AIDS have been taboo topics in China and most people knew little about safe sex practices or what HIV/AIDS was. Through this program the employees of the construction company can be educated on the issue, and reach about forty million people, according to the data from the All-China Federal Trade Unions, ACFTU. There is also a required two hour AIDS awareness training in the pre-employment training for rural migrant workers in Xi’an of Shaanix Province and free HIV tests are offered to them as well. The Chinese government has also set up programs to educate high risk groups such as the sex workers and homosexuals, and AIDS prevention programs have also been introduced to college students (Jianhua 24-25). While educating the population is an important measure,

Those presently in high levels of leadership such a political leaders, community leaders, all health-care workers, and celebrities possess the power to influence the public’s perception in positive or negative ways. Thus, education plays a vital role when combating the stigma that surrounds HIV and AIDS, it helps those who are unfamiliar to gain a better understanding of the disease. For example, in Tanzania, a community based organization developed a training program to educate community leaders, staff, and those living with HIV to recognize and help reduce the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS. Over a two year period, the results showed an increase in awareness to recognize discrimination and stigmatization. It also, assisted in decreasing “stigmatizing attitudes associated with shame and blame at end-line evaluation among those exposed and not exposed to the intervention activities.” Unfortunately, the program did not yield the anticipated results to reduce a community wide stigma, it did however, notice a slight marginal decrease, “… those who received the training noticed [a positive] change in their own behavior and leadership.”

Media resources serve as a constant reminder of world issues, each day we surf the internet or casually collect the morning newspaper to catch up on the latest in fashion, entertainment and world issues. In 1980, news papers, highlighted the onset of an epidemic, one that would create fear, isolation, bias and discrimination. The HIV virus took the public by disbelief, one of the main tribulations with HIV disease was that there was no concrete evidence that determined its transmission. Many Semantic variations such as "gay mans disease" created biases and discrimination toward this population (CITE). The onset of HIV/AIDS virus also created a devastating impact on healthcare professionals and forced members to re-evaluate legal and

Just as clearly, experience shows that the right approaches, applied quickly enough with courage and resolve, can and do result in lower HIV infection rates and less suffering for those affected by the epidemic. An ever-growing AIDS epidemic is not inevitable; yet, unless action against the epidemic is scaled up drastically, the damage already done will seem minor compared with what lies ahead. This may sound dramatic, but it is hard to play down the effects of a disease that stands to kill more than half of the young adults in the countries where it has its firmest hold—most of them before they finish the work of caring for their children or providing for their elderly parents. Already, 18.8 million people around the world have died of AIDS, 3.8 million of them children. Nearly twice that many—34.3 million—are now living with HIV, the virus [9].

The first cases of AIDS that were reported in the United States began in the early 1980s. Today, more than 1.1 million people are living with HIV. In response to this HIV epidemic, at least 35 states have implemented HIV-specific criminal laws that penalize HIV-positive people for exposing others to the virus. These laws impose criminal penalties to HIV positive people that knowingly and potentially expose others to the virus. The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, also known as the CARE Act, provides states with funds for AIDS treatment and care. In 1990, the CARE Act required every state to certify that its “criminal laws were adequate to prosecute any HIV-infected individual who knowingly exposed another person to HIV.” Criminal laws regarding potential HIV exposure vary largely from state to state. Some federal legislation addresses the criminal penalties for intentional exposure such as through blood donation. CDC and Department of Justice researches found that, “ by 2011, a total of 67 laws explicitly focused on persons living with HIV had been enacted in 33 states… In 24 states, laws require persons who are aware that they have HIV disclose their status to sexual partners and 14 states require disclosure to needle-sharing partners.” The criminal laws vary as to what behaviors are criminalized or result in additional penalties. The criminal statutes regarding intentional exposure to AIDS for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama ,Georgia, and