3rd - 10 things you ought to know about HIV

Has HIV came to the end of its pandemic ?
Or
It is still on its gearing up phase

HIV is still in its toddler phase in Malaysia .
This disease has great potential to spread further and deeper in our society.
I wish to share with all of you about the lessons and expeiences that I had learned during my 2 months stay in Africa about 2 years ago .
Africa , visualized from far is a place full with diseases , famine and poverty .


What are the consequences for the macho Masai / subsaharan's Guys in Tanzania ..... ?

The Masai practises polygamy and unsafe sex .
The Masai practises nomadic lifestyle
When Masai + Polygamy + Nomadic + HIV = Disaster

What type of disaster that the Masai's and subsaharan's guys are facing now ?


Masai in their house




For the guys , they need to face death . But everyone of us have to face death eventually .
The nature of their death is
1. die prematurely
average lifespan in the country that I have visited , Malawi is 37.5 year-old .
2. die in reversed pattern
The gray hairs ( grandmothers ) escort the darkhair ( sons ) to funeral
The dark hairs escort the no hair ( babies ) to funeral
3. die without dignity
Even though the prevalence is up to 15 - 20% , stigmatization is still perpetuate in Malawi ,
Africa .



How about pretty girls / ladies in subsaharan ,Africa ?



They have 15 -20 % chance of getting a HIV positive husband .
If this happens , their life will change at an acute bend .
In Soweto , South Africa
40% of pregnant mother are HIV positive .
40% risk that their babies will get infected .
70% claimed to be virgin and faithful
Subsequently , they will produce millions of orphans .


Finally , the children ?

When HIV has progresses from men , women , pregnant women and susequently to the children .

The children have to go through , again very premature death .

In Malawi ,

of 100 children born - 15 of them have no chance to blow the first year birthday 's candle .

of 100 children grow - 25 of them have no opportunity to blow their 5 candles at their birthday

Because of these occurence , we can get many 24 hours coffin shops near to my hospital .

For convenience sake , you may get to buy a wooden made chair and furnitures in the same coffin shop ( Malawi coffin and furniture shop ~ court mammoth ).

Due to many premature death , there are small , medium and large size coffin to cater the demand of dying children to adult .

The bright side of Africa in action

But in actual fact , there are hundreds of breathtaking views in this continent .I have flown from KL to India , then Tanzania , then Zambia and Zimbabwee , then Malawi , then South Africa , then Namibia , then Tanzania and Malaysia

Animals in Tanzania

Art in Tanzania - life of Masai



Cute beach boys and girls in Zanzibar , Tanzania

Cape town , South Africa

Namib Dessert , Namibia

Fish River Canyon , Namibia

Cape town from Table mountain , South Africa

Malawi

Victoria Fall , Zambia / Zimbabwee

3rd BRING HOME MESSAGE

Don't wait and see , Don't deny and Please walk our talk

HIV has great potential and long way to go .

It works 24 hours a day , 365 days a week .

It is not going to wait for you to catch up with its pace before progresses deeper and wider in our society .

The sequelae on us is beyond our imagination when HIV comes into equilibrium in a society where number of HIV men = HIV ladies .