GLOBAL UNITED CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION, Inc Presents “Using Education to Contain the Spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa and Expand Treatment in Rural Communities throughout Africa” September 18, 2008 For The Foundation For Democracy in Africa MIAMI, FL.USA

WHAT IS HIV/AIDS? HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a dangerous virus that weakens/kills the group of cells (CD4/T- cells) that protects your body from disease. HIV- Type 1 is common in the United States HIV-Type 2 is mostly common in West Africa AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is the advanced stage of HIV. A medical doctor makes a diagnosis of AIDS when a person living with HIV develops certain illness or when the individual T- helper cell counts drops below 200. AIDS is now second only to Black Death as the largest epidemic in History. It is an equal opportunity disease.

Murder in Africa: Myths & Conceptions White collared monkey – West Africa Feb Chimpanzee, west- central Africa The “Hunter”/Bush Meat Theory. Green Monkey “Chat”-Oral Polio Vaccine Theory. Central Africa The Contaminated Needle Theory The Colonialism Theory – central Africa The Conspiracy Theory- biological warfare programme (small pox inoculation, Hepatitis B vaccine trials) -against black people world wide Guinea-Bissau war of Independence & the Portuguese Veterans of the war A Bucket of Saliva. Sex with a Virgin

AFRICAN HIV/AIDS FACTS Number infected- 22.5million (62% of Global) Adult women- 61% Adult prevalence- 5.0% New infection- Adult & Children- 1.7millon 2006.Adult & Children death to AIDS- 1.6millon (72 % of Global) Access to ARV 28% Main mode of transmission- Heterosexual contact

Some Regional Fact Sheet( ) Swaziland – 25.9 % Botswana & Lesotho 24.1%(1/5 of Adult pop) South Africa 5 million(2ml are not aware of it) Kenya & Tanzania- 1 ml from each country Nigeria. 2.9 ml. 1 in 10 pregnant woman in the west and 1 in 50 in the south

Using Education To Contain the Spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa Education is the Key Without Knowledge, our people will perish New Curriculum- aimed at young people’s knowledge & attitude to sexual health Target the at risk group, ages Media Campaign & Public awareness, Billboard Voluntary and routine HIV testing Counseling/ advocate Pre-natal care clinics Condom Use, Female condom Faith Based Domestic Commitment

Expand HIV/AIDS Treatment in Rural Communities contd: Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Helping Women and Girls Support of Home – Based care Communicate, Collaborate & share information Train Health care workers Collect data for assessment and monitoring of programs and interventions Promote safe infant feeding, Promote male circumcision Funding and HIV/AIDS programs Antiretroviral therapy A= Abstain B= Be faithful C= consistent use of condom