Re: Threat of global AIDS epidemic not yet over. Rejoinder from UNAIDS/WHO

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Re: Threat of global AIDS epidemic not yet over. Rejoinder from UNAIDS/WHO:

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Targettting interventions to special groups further comaprtmentalises the

exisiting vertical programmes.

Most of the women PLHA are unuspecting housewives infected from their

partners and having low access to information and tagetting interventions to

high risk groups will be futile.

We need to spend on awareness in order to create an enabling environment for

discussion of issues related to HIV/AIDS

-If society treats PLHA with fear and distrust- there will be no

diclosure- and this will fuel the epidemic..-

Moreover targetting high prevalence areas denies us a opportunity to prevent

emergence of larger peidemics in areas where prevalence is low now. We should

think and plan on a larger perspective and not on immediate short term gains.

Rajesh Sood.

e-mail: <drrksood@...>