Comments on: A Universal Struggle http://www.staying-alive.org/en/2010/01/a-universal-struggle/ MTV's youth HIV and AIDS prevention and awareness campaign. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:55:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Banders http://www.staying-alive.org/en/2010/01/a-universal-struggle/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Banders Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:19:33 +0000 http://staying-alive.org/en/?p=311#comment-48 Sorry Billy, I agree with Carina on this one, While HIV is a big problem that should be highlighted to an extent, HIV is a global problem now, as in every region of the world HIV is prevalent. And your comment on Africa having a responsibility for it's own image, in my opinion is wide of the mark too. Firstly, when Africa is constantly being exploited by the western countries, exploiting land and resources such as Coltan metal, gold, diamonds and who knows what else I think the responsibility of the prevalence of HIV should definitely lie partly in the hands of those countries who are keeping them in poverty and unable to tackle HIV consistently. Secondly the notion that HIV is an African problem is only going to prevent people around the world from taking the risk seriously, and as a result lead to increased HIV rates elsewhere. Sorry Billy, I agree with Carina on this one,

While HIV is a big problem that should be highlighted to an extent, HIV is a global problem now, as in every region of the world HIV is prevalent. And your comment on Africa having a responsibility for it’s own image, in my opinion is wide of the mark too. Firstly, when Africa is constantly being exploited by the western countries, exploiting land and resources such as Coltan metal, gold, diamonds and who knows what else I think the responsibility of the prevalence of HIV should definitely lie partly in the hands of those countries who are keeping them in poverty and unable to tackle HIV consistently.
Secondly the notion that HIV is an African problem is only going to prevent people around the world from taking the risk seriously, and as a result lead to increased HIV rates elsewhere.

]]> By: Billy http://www.staying-alive.org/en/2010/01/a-universal-struggle/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Billy Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:01:03 +0000 http://staying-alive.org/en/?p=311#comment-33 But HIV/AIDS is a very big problem in Africa, so why is it a problem to highlight this? If that's what it takes to get much needed funding for HIV in Africa. Africa should also be held accountable for sorting out its problems and controlling its own image, they allow this message to be taken out to the world and don't complain, so why should anyone else? But HIV/AIDS is a very big problem in Africa, so why is it a problem to highlight this? If that’s what it takes to get much needed funding for HIV in Africa. Africa should also be held accountable for sorting out its problems and controlling its own image, they allow this message to be taken out to the world and don’t complain, so why should anyone else?

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