On the eve of the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., a new report released by UNAIDS shows significant progress in the battle against pediatric HIV and AIDS. It also highlights some key areas of improvement needed to reach our goal of ending new HIV infections in children and keeping HIV-positive mothers and children alive and healthy.
According to UNAIDS, about 330,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2011 - a drop of 60,000 from the previous year. Particularly promising was a reported 25% decrease in new pediatric infections since 2009 among the 21 countries in sub-Saharan Africa identified as high priority by the Global Plan to end HIV among children.
"The significant decrease in new pediatric infections in sub-Saharan Africa is clear evidence that global efforts are turning the tide of the epidemic in children in the part of the world where it is needed most," said Chip Lyons, President and CEO of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF).
The report also predicts that several countries where EGPAF works - such as Kenya, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe - are on track to meet the ambitious 2015 target to eliminate new pediatric HIV infections.
Key to achieving this for all countries is universal access to services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). The report shows that investments in scaling up PMTCT are bearing fruit. For HIV-positive women living in low- and middle-income countries, PMTCT access has increased significantly - from 48% of in 2010, to 57% in 2011.
"One point of particular concern is that a relatively low percentage of mothers are receiving PMTCT drug regimens in the breastfeeding period, the time in which a significant amount of transmission to infants occurs," said Lyons. "Too few mothers are also receiving antiretroviral treatment for their own health, which is vital to their survival and for the care of their children."
For those children living with HIV, testing and treatment remains critical. According to UNAIDS, only 28% of HIV-positive children received antiretroviral treatment in 2011. While this is a slight increase from the previous year, it is still woefully inadequate. Without early identification and treatment, half of children with HIV do not survive to see their fifth birthday.
"As the global health community gathers in Washington for the AIDS 2012 conference, this report shows us where more work is needed, but also where momentum is on our side," said Lyons. "It should encourage us to rededicate our efforts and our resources to even greater decreases in HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths in children, and to not let up until we get to zero."
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Many of the natural remedies and cures in the USA are Diet, Raw Vegetables and Raw Juices. There are several Herbs being used Olive Leaf Extract is the most promising, but all natural means of cure are suppressed because they want to sell drugs. Rudolf Rudolf Virchow, in 1855 proved our cells refuse to consume, or absorb unnatural foods, liquids, or other toxic substances and because each cell stems from another, the weak cells produce weaker cells and begins the process of disease, or illness. Drugs are Toxic Substances. Samuel Hanemann (1755-1843) proved all drugs, including aspirin is harmful to the human body and was run out of Germany and later established Homeopathy in America. So based on the proven science it’s not likely a synthetic pill will do the job. Another reason is, Virologist have already proven the AIDS/HIV Virus copies itself into the victims DNA and Robert B Strecker MD, PhD of the Strecker Group in 1989 suggested, because the Virus manipulates the human DNA, science would have to develop a pill specific to each persons DNA.
When we look at the flip side of the coin, or other edge of the sword, we really have to understand how the virus works and based on the scientific findings of the middle 1990’s, there is proof that Nature, or natural organic substances can stop and prevent AIDS/HIV. The only problem with these findings is that the actual cure cost pennies on the dollar and cannot be patented. So humanity is caught in a dilemma because Cancer and other diseases have been cured since the early 1900’s in the USA, but have been suppressed because many of the cures are Diet based. In the year 2000 a number of doctors and holistic practitioner’s were fighting in Canadian and American Courts after they, or clients suggested these doctors or organizations cured them of AIDS/HIV.
So what are the Scientific Facts? in Brief,
The AIDS/HIV virus was exposed by Virologist in the 1980’s, proving a key component or mechanism for the virus to exist is a Protein Enzyme called, Reverse Transcriptase. If the Reverse Transcriptase is inhibited, or prevented from replicating, the disease can no longer proliferate or multiply. (It’s like having a new car in the middle of nowhere, a full tank of gas and no battery, how far can you travel?) Scientists rediscovering the power of herbs tested the ancient Tree of Life (Olive Tree) and found that no virus, bacteria, fungus or other diseases could withstand the properties of this substance (oleuropein). In addition they found it inhibited the Enzyme Reverse Transcriptase.
So there are solutions, but the solutions are suppressed from the public because the remedies and cures cost pennies on the dollar.
If you go through the references below you may be ably to better understand what was said here and see for yourself what Virologists, Doctors, Researchers and other Scientists have discovered and published. It should also be noted, there are people who testified in court, after receiving treatment from a number of doctors and institutions, they recovered and were able to return to work. Dr. Gaston Naessens of Canada and the Gerson Institute in San Diego, California are among a few, where people who were able to return to work suggested they have recovered from AIDS/HIV. See References below.
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Ref: 1. Politics in Healing: The Suppression and Manipulation of American Medicine by Daniel Haley. 2. Cancer The Problem and The Solution, Dr. Johanna Budwig 3. A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases and The Cure of Advanced Cancer By Diet, by Dr. Max Gerson 4. A Solution To The Cancer Problem, by Dr. Cornelius Moerman 5. DVD, Cancer - The Forbidden Cures, by Massimo Mazzucco. 6. You Don’t Have To Die, Harry Hoxsey. 7. The Persecution and trial of Gaston Naessens: The True Story of The Efforts to Suppress an Alternative Treatment for Cancer, AIDS and Other Immunologically Based Diseases, by Christopher Bird. 8. DVD, The Strecker Memorandum, Robert B. Strecker MD, PhD. 9. Olive Leaf Extract, by Morton Walker. 10. Smallpox Vaccine “Triggered AIDS Virus”, Pearce Wright, Science Editor, London Times, Monday May 11, 1987 11. WHO Murdered Africa, by William Campbell Douglas, M.D. There is no question mark after the title of this article because the title is not a question. 12. Full Disclosure, by Dr. Gary L. Glum