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CONTROLLING HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA
The time to get serious about the control of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria is now. This is simply because the rate at which the the virus spreads has put government policies on the run to close shop. Many of the the things that were common knowledge about the virus and its effects is becoming questionable. The virus kills and government policies do not save lives neither do they help prevent people from doing those things that will make the virus a thing of the past.
HIV/AIDS is a widely dreaded life threatening disease that sends victims to an early grave if not properly controlled. It was initially discovered in the year 1981 by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Over the years, this disease has claimed millions of lives all across the continents in the world. This is majorly because it is a disease that can be easily contacted.
It is a general belief that HIV/AIDS can only be contracted through sexual intercourse. Is this really true? Does abstinence from sex really protect people from people from contracting AIDS? The main way to contract HIV/AIDS is by direct contact with the blood of an HIV infected person. Sharing needles and clippers without sterilizing them, blood transfusion without screening the blood, even through childbirth (mother-child), HIV can be contracted.
It is fortunate to know that that this deadly disease can be prevented. It is everyone's duty to participate in this eradication programmes, right from the government to the masses. Several NGO'S(NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS) have been established for this cause but they are not fully functioning.
First and foremost, technical support is needed to ensure a scientifically sound approach to the treatment of persons infected with HIV. Capacity building for major and general Nigerian hospitals and laboratories through training and provision of adequate facilities
The government could also increase resource equipments for a sustain program of the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) to make more concrete the resource implications of this program and serve as a tool for resource mobilization. There could be support for the formulation of policies and strategies to integrate HIV/AIDS control into the development agenda of Nigeria.
Lastly, Federal AIDS account and state AIDS accounts should be created to guide resource allocation for HIV/AIDS programs. Aside these governmental measures, other methods can be adopted. Some of these include; sex education, safe sex, immigration regulations. The mass media is another effective medium through awareness advertisements and campaigns.
Conclusively, though HIV/AIDS is known as deadly, it can be properly managed and victims can still live as normal people. Everyone should play their roles as expected, government, medical officers and the general public.
The time to get serious about the control of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria is now. This is simply because the rate at which the the virus spreads has put government policies on the run to close shop. Many of the the things that were common knowledge about the virus and its effects is becoming questionable. The virus kills and government policies do not save lives neither do they help prevent people from doing those things that will make the virus a thing of the past.
HIV/AIDS is a widely dreaded life threatening disease that sends victims to an early grave if not properly controlled. It was initially discovered in the year 1981 by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Over the years, this disease has claimed millions of lives all across the continents in the world. This is majorly because it is a disease that can be easily contacted.
It is a general belief that HIV/AIDS can only be contracted through sexual intercourse. Is this really true? Does abstinence from sex really protect people from people from contracting AIDS? The main way to contract HIV/AIDS is by direct contact with the blood of an HIV infected person. Sharing needles and clippers without sterilizing them, blood transfusion without screening the blood, even through childbirth (mother-child), HIV can be contracted.
It is fortunate to know that that this deadly disease can be prevented. It is everyone's duty to participate in this eradication programmes, right from the government to the masses. Several NGO'S(NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS) have been established for this cause but they are not fully functioning.
First and foremost, technical support is needed to ensure a scientifically sound approach to the treatment of persons infected with HIV. Capacity building for major and general Nigerian hospitals and laboratories through training and provision of adequate facilities
The government could also increase resource equipments for a sustain program of the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) to make more concrete the resource implications of this program and serve as a tool for resource mobilization. There could be support for the formulation of policies and strategies to integrate HIV/AIDS control into the development agenda of Nigeria.
Lastly, Federal AIDS account and state AIDS accounts should be created to guide resource allocation for HIV/AIDS programs. Aside these governmental measures, other methods can be adopted. Some of these include; sex education, safe sex, immigration regulations. The mass media is another effective medium through awareness advertisements and campaigns.
Conclusively, though HIV/AIDS is known as deadly, it can be properly managed and victims can still live as normal people. Everyone should play their roles as expected, government, medical officers and the general public.
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