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Aids In Africa: Epidemic, Global Pademic, HIV And Orphans
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Published: May 3, 2007
The AIDS epidemic is not only the most publicized health issue facing government leaders; it's also one of the most deadly. Because of the disease's media attention and the inability of scientists to find a cure, the leaders in the developed world seem to have grasped the necessary preventive tools for curbing the spread of HIV.
Sexual protection and sterile medical equipment that prevent the spreading of the bloodborne infection have both mitigated the rise of the AIDS epidemic in the developed world.
But juxtaposed to this preventative approach taken by leaders in the developed world, AIDS in Africa continues to spread like wildfire. AIDS in Africa seems to continually stymie its political leaders, and by doing so, is wreaking havoc on the economical, political, and social fabric of its inhabitants. The global pandemic of AIDS is minuscule compared to the proportion of the population living with AIDS in Africa.
The history of HIV is still shrouded in mystery and conspiracy. The ambiguity of its beginning is so great that there people who promote the belief that the AIDS epidemic is the result of a government organized disease, designed to wipe out developing nations—especially black or African populations. Other theories contend that the virus was an adaptation from a disease found in monkeys called Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV). The scientific community seems to have come to a consensus that HIV/AIDS is indeed a transformation of SIV. Like SIV, HIV is a bloodborne infection, so how the disease was transferred from monkeys to humans will most likely remain a mystery.
While the history and exact origin of the disease is continually subject to varying opinions, it should be no surprise that the public perception of the disease is a protean matter. For some, it's another result of a degenerate culture intent on pursuing personal pleasure at any cost. For others, HIV and AIDS is simply another one of the many diseases to afflict the developed and developing world. And for others, AIDS in Africa is another sign that the developed world continually ignores the plight of the underprivileged and seeks only to protect the health and safety of its own citizens—even if we are all under one global economic system.
Although AIDS has always been a political as well as a health issue; AIDS in Africa has accentuated this predicament by allowing the disease to run rampant through its countries. Corrupt and ineffective governments, coupled with political instability and economic stagnation, have done very little to control the tidal wave of AIDS in Africa. Foreign aid continues to pour into the continent, but the social and political problems seem to offset this aid and contribute to the spreading of AIDS in Africa.
One of the most telling and heartfelt issues raised as a result of AIDS in Africa is the amount of AIDS orphans. The number of AIDS orphans is almost unfathomable. According to statistics from UNAIDS, 15 million children have been orphaned as a result of AIDS—12 million of these children were in Sub-Sahara Africa. In some African countries there are more children orphaned as a result of AIDS than any other cause. This means that AIDS in Africa is having more of a social impact than wars, famine, and political turmoil. Because of these statistics, the amount of AIDS orphans needs to be addressed. If the issue is left unattended, the amount of economic and political crises plaguing the continent will continue to increase.
HIV and AIDS are obviously a global pandemic. No country in the world can say that it has not been affected by the disease. But AIDS in Africa is more severe, more problematic, and more troubling than anywhere else in the world. Even though there has been—and continues to be—a global push to alleviate AIDS in Africa, the problem seems to be getting worse. And as AIDS in Africa continues to plague the continent, the multitude of social and political problems will surely remain. Dealing with AIDS in Africa should be one of the most important goals for any of the political leaders looking to alleviate the suffering of the African populations.
Sources:
Shah, Anup. “AIDS in Africa.” Global Issues.org. 3 Dec. 2007. 2 May 2007.
http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/Africa/A IDS.asp#TheImpactofAIDSinAfrica
Christensen, John. “We Used to think of AIDS as a health issue; we were wrong.” CNN. May 3 2007.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/aids/stories/ov erview
The Origin of HIV and the First Cases of AIDS. AVERT. 3 May 2007. 3 May 2007.
http://www.avert.org/origins.htm
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But juxtaposed to this preventative approach taken by leaders in the developed world, AIDS in Africa continues to spread like wildfire. AIDS in Africa seems to continually stymie its political leaders, and by doing so, is wreaking havoc on the economical, political, and social fabric of its inhabitants. The global pandemic of AIDS is minuscule compared to the proportion of the population living with AIDS in Africa.
The history of HIV is still shrouded in mystery and conspiracy. The ambiguity of its beginning is so great that there people who promote the belief that the AIDS epidemic is the result of a government organized disease, designed to wipe out developing nations—especially black or African populations. Other theories contend that the virus was an adaptation from a disease found in monkeys called Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV). The scientific community seems to have come to a consensus that HIV/AIDS is indeed a transformation of SIV. Like SIV, HIV is a bloodborne infection, so how the disease was transferred from monkeys to humans will most likely remain a mystery.
While the history and exact origin of the disease is continually subject to varying opinions, it should be no surprise that the public perception of the disease is a protean matter. For some, it's another result of a degenerate culture intent on pursuing personal pleasure at any cost. For others, HIV and AIDS is simply another one of the many diseases to afflict the developed and developing world. And for others, AIDS in Africa is another sign that the developed world continually ignores the plight of the underprivileged and seeks only to protect the health and safety of its own citizens—even if we are all under one global economic system.
Although AIDS has always been a political as well as a health issue; AIDS in Africa has accentuated this predicament by allowing the disease to run rampant through its countries. Corrupt and ineffective governments, coupled with political instability and economic stagnation, have done very little to control the tidal wave of AIDS in Africa. Foreign aid continues to pour into the continent, but the social and political problems seem to offset this aid and contribute to the spreading of AIDS in Africa.
One of the most telling and heartfelt issues raised as a result of AIDS in Africa is the amount of AIDS orphans. The number of AIDS orphans is almost unfathomable. According to statistics from UNAIDS, 15 million children have been orphaned as a result of AIDS—12 million of these children were in Sub-Sahara Africa. In some African countries there are more children orphaned as a result of AIDS than any other cause. This means that AIDS in Africa is having more of a social impact than wars, famine, and political turmoil. Because of these statistics, the amount of AIDS orphans needs to be addressed. If the issue is left unattended, the amount of economic and political crises plaguing the continent will continue to increase.
HIV and AIDS are obviously a global pandemic. No country in the world can say that it has not been affected by the disease. But AIDS in Africa is more severe, more problematic, and more troubling than anywhere else in the world. Even though there has been—and continues to be—a global push to alleviate AIDS in Africa, the problem seems to be getting worse. And as AIDS in Africa continues to plague the continent, the multitude of social and political problems will surely remain. Dealing with AIDS in Africa should be one of the most important goals for any of the political leaders looking to alleviate the suffering of the African populations.
Sources:
Shah, Anup. “AIDS in Africa.” Global Issues.org. 3 Dec. 2007. 2 May 2007.
http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/Africa/A IDS.asp#TheImpactofAIDSinAfrica
Christensen, John. “We Used to think of AIDS as a health issue; we were wrong.” CNN. May 3 2007.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/aids/stories/ov erview
The Origin of HIV and the First Cases of AIDS. AVERT. 3 May 2007. 3 May 2007.
http://www.avert.org/origins.htm
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