was a shock to me! and sad!:(
:( some left the village to look for greener pastures and some were escaping FGM ,some went to look for employment......and Men who contracted HIV went home to their wives and infected them with HIV because its a taboo for men to use a condom on their wives or women in AFRICA:( and that's how I lost some of my family members and left with orphans some living with the virus and some not...
When performing FGM ,IGM (infant genital mutilation) or Male circumcision they use unsterlilized knives,Razors,Scissors, Glasses which has been used multiple times in a group of people...there are 90% chance of HIV virus to be transmitted! Hepatitis C and many other Sexually transmitted infections,.....
Anything to do with cutting or pricking is an endangerment to our health ..whether is chopping off the vagina or stitching it up!
many of the people infected cannot afford treatment or reach where the treatment is...70% of Kenyans have no access to hospitals...in my village alone we have ONE PUBLIC HOSPITAL with one doctor on call! people walk for 100 kilometers to get to the hospital and die under the scotchy sun of our semi arid area.....and when they get there they have to pay 40 kenyan shillings (25 cents $) to keep the hospital running which many if not all cannot afford twenty five cents! and they die on the hospital floors simply because of twenty five cents US dollars! now how can they afford Antiretrovirals? The world has to wake up and join in the fight to end harmful cultures that highly contribute to deadly diseases, like FGM girls escape and go to the city where merciless beast make them sex slaves and in the process contract HIV and when not treated full blown AIDs for how long will you watch in silence? For how long are we going to turn a blind eye to the RAPE IN CONGO AND DAFUR? do you know how man times Women(refugees) told me that they were repeatedly gang raped in the camps and to get here they learn that they are HIV positive? a 10 year old girl was raped in a refugee camp and never told a single soul but me! she is currently on treatment here.... I cry every day I carry the weight of the world on my shoulders , sometimes I feel I am a SUPA WOMAN but painful truth am not I need you to help start doing something ASAP....
Anything to do with cutting or pricking is an endangerment to our health ..whether is chopping off the vagina or stitching it up!
many of the people infected cannot afford treatment or reach where the treatment is...70% of Kenyans have no access to hospitals...in my village alone we have ONE PUBLIC HOSPITAL with one doctor on call! people walk for 100 kilometers to get to the hospital and die under the scotchy sun of our semi arid area.....and when they get there they have to pay 40 kenyan shillings (25 cents $) to keep the hospital running which many if not all cannot afford twenty five cents! and they die on the hospital floors simply because of twenty five cents US dollars! now how can they afford Antiretrovirals? The world has to wake up and join in the fight to end harmful cultures that highly contribute to deadly diseases, like FGM girls escape and go to the city where merciless beast make them sex slaves and in the process contract HIV and when not treated full blown AIDs for how long will you watch in silence? For how long are we going to turn a blind eye to the RAPE IN CONGO AND DAFUR? do you know how man times Women(refugees) told me that they were repeatedly gang raped in the camps and to get here they learn that they are HIV positive? a 10 year old girl was raped in a refugee camp and never told a single soul but me! she is currently on treatment here.... I cry every day I carry the weight of the world on my shoulders , sometimes I feel I am a SUPA WOMAN but painful truth am not I need you to help start doing something ASAP....
Ambassador Lucy .s .Mashua President of Mashua's voice for the voiceless International
Assisting refugees in the US and representation in advocasy
The Global Ambassador for fighting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and standing up for Women’s Rights.
And the Chairperson of a worldwide campaign against FGM.
http://twitter.com/Mashua
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mashua-Against-FGM/225406701415
In 2003 I was the head of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS at the 13th ICASA (International conference on AIDs and STIs in Africa) I wrote the speech for the first lady of Kenya LUCY KIBAKI and the former health minister CHARITY NGILU to open the all Africa countries that met in Nairobi, later same year as per request of President Abdullai Gaye of Senegal I headed a semi conference with AFRICASO and then selected as an independent journalist against AIDs and loving the positive in a positive way by International AIDs Aliance which is based in LONDON up to this day I participate in all of the publications.....
Policy & advocacy
Civil society representation in the wider health agenda
This case study explains how Alliance Zambia has set out to ensure civil society is fully represented in the IHP+ country compact process.
Fighting stigma in Nigeria
CiSHAN, an Alliance Linking Organisation in Nigeria, has been playing a key role in advocating for a law to protect people living with or affected by HIV.
Human rights focus for World AIDS Day 2009
The World AIDS Campaign has announced the global theme of Universal Access and Human Rights for this year's awareness day today December 1st.
The Alliance at work
Reducing stigma and increasing uptake in Haiti
Alliance partner POZ, with funding from the Big Lottery Fund, has made great progress in the first year of a programme to address discrimination.
Community-based HIV counselling and testing in Antigua
The Caribbean HIV/AIDS Alliance is supporting the introduction of rapid HIV testing at government facilities in Antigua through a USAID funded project.
Direction of Obama government HIV policy
Presentations from senior US HIV officials have given some clues about the priorities of the Obama administration.
These include:
Continued PEPFAR funding
Earlier HIV treatment
Exploring the concept of 'treatment as prevention'.
The US government will continue to fund HIV/AIDS research, prevention and treatment efforts as part of a more comprehensive global health strategy, officials said on Monday at a special session at the Fifth International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Cape Town, South Africa.
Newly appointed US Ambassador at Large and Global AIDS Co-ordinator, Eric Goosby, said the World Health Organization would look at scientific research when deciding whether to lift the global treatment threshold to 350 cells/mm3, but must also consider economic realities.
Dr Fauci said that the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program started by George Bush would continue under Obama, but would no longer require funding recipients to emphasise sexual abstinence. Domestically, there are many unknowns as legislators battle over healthcare reform.
He also indicated that the Obama administration is "very much in favour" of lifting restrictions on HIV-positive visitors and that there is a "clear intention" on the part of both the administration and Democrats in Congress to remove the federal ban on funding for needle exchange. He expressed confidence that both policy changes would soon go into effect.
International AIDS Society Director Craig McClure said that the organisation would hold the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, if the entry restrictions are removed.
which I plan to attend.
Policy & advocacy
Civil society representation in the wider health agenda
This case study explains how Alliance Zambia has set out to ensure civil society is fully represented in the IHP+ country compact process.
Fighting stigma in Nigeria
CiSHAN, an Alliance Linking Organisation in Nigeria, has been playing a key role in advocating for a law to protect people living with or affected by HIV.
Human rights focus for World AIDS Day 2009
The World AIDS Campaign has announced the global theme of Universal Access and Human Rights for this year's awareness day today December 1st.
The Alliance at work
Reducing stigma and increasing uptake in Haiti
Alliance partner POZ, with funding from the Big Lottery Fund, has made great progress in the first year of a programme to address discrimination.
Community-based HIV counselling and testing in Antigua
The Caribbean HIV/AIDS Alliance is supporting the introduction of rapid HIV testing at government facilities in Antigua through a USAID funded project.
Direction of Obama government HIV policy
Presentations from senior US HIV officials have given some clues about the priorities of the Obama administration.
These include:
Continued PEPFAR funding
Earlier HIV treatment
Exploring the concept of 'treatment as prevention'.
The US government will continue to fund HIV/AIDS research, prevention and treatment efforts as part of a more comprehensive global health strategy, officials said on Monday at a special session at the Fifth International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Cape Town, South Africa.
Newly appointed US Ambassador at Large and Global AIDS Co-ordinator, Eric Goosby, said the World Health Organization would look at scientific research when deciding whether to lift the global treatment threshold to 350 cells/mm3, but must also consider economic realities.
Dr Fauci said that the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program started by George Bush would continue under Obama, but would no longer require funding recipients to emphasise sexual abstinence. Domestically, there are many unknowns as legislators battle over healthcare reform.
He also indicated that the Obama administration is "very much in favour" of lifting restrictions on HIV-positive visitors and that there is a "clear intention" on the part of both the administration and Democrats in Congress to remove the federal ban on funding for needle exchange. He expressed confidence that both policy changes would soon go into effect.
International AIDS Society Director Craig McClure said that the organisation would hold the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, if the entry restrictions are removed.
which I plan to attend.
Responding to a question at a press conference following the session, Dr Fauci said focusing on the larger picture – for example, improving maternal health – would complement rather than compete with HIV/AIDS for funding. Dr Goosby added that efforts would include support for expanding health-related infrastructure and work force.
parting shot:
While humanitarian motivation is often short-lived, Dr Fauci suggested that the economic "pie" will grow when people realize that "a healthy world is essential for successful global development."
I say the same too!
parting shot:
While humanitarian motivation is often short-lived, Dr Fauci suggested that the economic "pie" will grow when people realize that "a healthy world is essential for successful global development."
I say the same too!
Ambassador Lucy .s .Mashua President of Mashua's voice for the voiceless International
Assisting refugees in the US and representation in advocasy
The Global Ambassador for fighting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and standing up for Women’s Rights.
And the Chairperson of a worldwide campaign against FGM.
http://twitter.com/Mashua
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mashua-Against-FGM/225406701415
