Brief Report – HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) originates from Africa. According to current estimates, the first disease-infected people in 1930, about his years training for the world [06:01] However, only in 1983 that the virus was found in France;. [13], then the virus was already established in the East and West Africa and assembly as the biggest challenge in the modern history of Africa.

Since 1981, AIDS causes 25 million deaths worldwide. [12.15] But the disease has been mostly in the sub-region of Southern Africa, who felt 67% of all HIV infections worldwide and 72% of deaths in 2007 claimed. [12:05]

The charge of the AIDS epidemic in heavily affected regions of Africa are created not only a health problem. Instead, it has first to a major social, political and economic order. HIV / AIDS is inextricably linked to the chain of loss and struggle, joined that many communities in sub-Saharan Africa runs through.

In recent years, the world pay more attention to this urgent problem has become. Many initiatives from the developed countries of the world have begun to curb the spread of HIV and the suffering that inevitably results.

been made Unfortunately, despite these innumerable efforts, little progress on a large scale. In some regions the rate of new infections have stabilized at a high level of shocking, and increases in other areas, new infections continue. In a few cases, higher rates of HIV transmission in Africa has been significantly reduced. Billions of dollars in funding and support was set up, year after year, a problem that does not respond clearly.

The most important drivers of HIV in the sub-region of southern Africa seem to the high frequency of multiple and concurrent partnerships with low male circumcision, which are combined together vulnerable a network through which the virus spread quickly.

The main funding sources are not fully recognize the importance of these factors in their previous efforts. A review of current prevention strategies appear to be an idealist double standard in which Africans should refrain from either sex or continue to use condoms 100% of shows to attend, despite the inability of the other people around the world to a similar standard. Current Strategies in fact does not reflect the reality on the ground in exchange for obtaining a high moral ground may be at the expense of many lives.

should reduce multiple and concurrent partnerships and the implementation of male circumcision on a large scale are areas where prevention measures focus future. TM is a biomedical interventions safe, efficient and ready to put to work in areas heavily affected. Although MC is not a “panacea” in implementing the practice in the context of a comprehensive strategy, efforts to reduce awareness, partnerships should include more and also to promote traditional methods such as the improved use of condoms, it is likely that a significant number of future cases of HIV can be avoided.

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