In its report, "AIDS in Africa," UNAIDS estimated more than 80 million Africans may die from AIDS by 2025. The three scenarios include a best-case situation, a middle-case and a doomsday scenario. They all warn that the worst of the epidemic's impact is still to come.
"There is no single policy prescription that will change the outcome of the epidemic," the report stated. "The death toll will continue to rise no matter what is done."
In otherwords, as Africans we are doomed beyond redemption.I'm just wondering wether this is a polite way of telling Africans not to expect help from UNAIDS and their ilk.
The following part is very disturbing as far as I'm concerned, it places the whole blame on African's behaviour:
"If by 2025, millions of African people are still becoming infected with HIV each year, these scenarios suggest that it will not be because there was no choice,' the report said. 'It will be because, collectively, there was insufficient political will to change behavior at all levels, from the institution, to the community, to the individual, and halt the forces driving the AIDS epidemic in Africa."
According to the report, for Africans to survive they should refrain from sex. Is sex the only way one gets infected? I'll keep a stockpile condoms to last me into 2025 just to see how these scientist and experts got their sums wrong!
And, of course, we do not yet know where this AIDS virus came from. Any ideas wise guys at UNAIDS?
Sax Mood
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