The situation particularly in Africa was quite piteous in the sense that there was so much stigma and discrimination on the people living with HIV. The sad part of it is that Christians who were supposed to lighten the burden of those suffering were the very people who inflicted pain and suffering through the sermons which they preached from their pulpits. They conveyed a message that labelled those living with HIV as a cursed people, sinful and rejected by God. Some members of particular Christian faith were forced to leave churches because they had conceived of a deadly virus as a result of their misconduct or they had been doomed and were eternally condemned therefore they were not supposed to stay together with the supposedly "clean and holy" people of God. "In Nairobi, a religious Sister who told her community that she was HIV positive was given her own cup, plates, glass and cutlery" (Nubuasah 36).
Purged from several misconceptions, the Christian community made a great stride towards the people in need of help. Numerous Christian social welfare groups have sprouted and came to the aid of the children who were orphaned due to the loss of parents to HIV and AIDS. These Christian social welfare groups sponsored and are still taking care of a huge number of children with food, clothing, shelter and education. There are so many children who were left to take care of themselves simply because their parents had succumbed to HIV and AIDS, thereby creating child-headed families. Christian groups like Young People We Care (I was personally a member) and Young Men's Christian Association were very helpful particularly in Zimbabwe, these groups not only assisted with education but also gave short courses on various projects such as poultry, piggery, gardening, needle work, carpentry, and building. These were meant to equip the children who are taking care of their siblings, with such dexterity, they could stand and fend for themselves.
HIV/AIDS What is HIV? ... What is AIDS? AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is the most severe manifestation of infection with the HIV virus of the body's immune system. ... Testing can be done anonymously at your Local County Health Services, your private doctor, and at various AIDS organizations. ... With all the advancements in AIDS research, being diagnosed HIV+ is no longer a death sentence. ...
HIV and AIDS HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a complex retrovirus that causes AIDS (Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome). ... "The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS believes that there are now over 34 million people that are infected with HIV or AIDS worldwide. ... Although donated blood from organization such as the American Red Cross is tested for HIV, there is a slight chance that HIV can be transmitted through blood transfusions. ... Being HIV-positive is not the same as having AIDS. ... Having AIDS means that your immune system has been worn down by HIV. ...
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) hijacks the natural defense system of body, and can lead to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, or AIDS (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). ... The epidemiological triangle to HIV/AIDS will also be discussed. ... National Agency or Organization for AIDS The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the foremost, and self-governing organization of HIV specialists. ... President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the United States Government's initiative to support people that are infected with HIV/AIDS. ...
You don't catch AIDS, you catch HIV. HIV is the virus that leads to AIDS. ... Therefore it is impossible for a donor to get HIV from giving plasma or blood(HIV/AIDS 2). ... The condom itself can kill the virus(HIV/AIDS 2). ... HIV is not spread through the air or water, unlike many other viruses(HIV/AIDS 2). ...
HIV and AIDS AIDS and HIV are both very serious conditions that can occur within the body if one does not take care of themselves and practice safe sex. AIDS is the disease caused by HIV. ... HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. ... In this day and age we don't need to worry so much about blood transfusion because now they test blood donors for AIDS or the virus causing AIDS, HIV. ... One condition is AIDS - dementia, this is caused by HIV infection itself. ...
Powell called HIV/AIDS. ... It's called HIV/AIDS." Worldwide, forty-two million people are living with HIV/AIDS, of which twenty-nine point four million live in sub-Saharan Africa. ... While this is good news, any vaccine for HIV/AIDS is still years from being available to the public. ... A joint report from "UNAIDS and the World Health Organization" emphasized the need for access to AIDS medications in undeveloped nations. ...
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is an STD that has, to date, claimed over 40 million lives. ... The difference between HIV and AIDS is simple; HIV is the virus contracted through the one of the three modes of transmission, while AIDS is the diagnosis of HIV's weakening of the immune system. ... The first documented cases of HIV/AIDS were in the United States; New York and California, in 1981. ... It was first believed that HIV/AIDS only affected the Gay population. ... Due to medical advancements, HIV/AIDS need not be viewed as a terminal ...
HIV and AIDS A deadly virus of epidemic proportion rapidly spreads throughout the world. ... Symtoms of HIV and AIDS are hard to recongize. ... The average time its take for HIV to turm into AIDS is about eight to eleven years. ... Testing HIV positive does not mean that the person will die, nor does the person have AIDS yet. ... Everyday more people throughout this world are contracting HIV and AIDS. ...
Aids-acquired immune deficiency syndrome- is caused by HIV (Human Immunodefiniency Virus), which produces no symptoms for up to ten years before a person is diagnosed with aids. ... Aids has become the most serious worldwide epidemic, and one of most dangerous stage of HIV. ... A quarter-century later, in the mid-1980s, researchers studied the growing AIDS epidemic and took a second look at the blood and discovered that it contained HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. ... Aids is a fatal. ... Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D., school of technology says "One of the most successful st...
