Bangalore holds film festival on AIDS

May 23, 2006

Maya Sharma: Watch story: Monday, May 22, 2006 (Bangalore):

Bangalore's contribution to the Global Week of Awareness included a

festival of films and documentaries dealing with the issue of HIV

and AIDS.

There was Phir Milenge, My Brother Nikhil, Ek Alag Mausam and

Philadelphia - all in a bid to create greater awareness among the

public and to help express the voice of the HIV positive.

" A lot still needs to happen. A lot more information has to come but

it is better than before. I've been HIV positive for 13 years and

there has been change but it is not enough with so many more people

contracting HIV/AIDS, " said a local.

UN review meeting

Governments and international agencies will be reviewing their

progress in the fight against AIDS at a United Nations review

meeting in New York from May 31.

" The world leaders are meeting in New York next week to review the

progress they have made since 2001 to mitigate the problem of HIV

and AIDS. All of us working in the field know that progress has been

made but the progress has been slow, " said Christy Abraham, National

THEM Leader HIV/AIDS, Action Aid International India.

This was also a chance for HIV positive people to come together and

talk of their concerns.

" There were no medicines earlier, now they have come but they are

not available everywhere - only in four places in Karnataka. So if

it is available everywhere it would be good. And if the government

can do the tests it would be good, " said Kannada Shantha, HIV

positive person.

Something has been done in the battle against AIDS over the years,

but certainly not enough. That is the message being conveyed during

the Global Week of Action at the film festival in Bangalore and at

events organised with the same motivation around the world.

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