THE world's collective response to HIV three decades ago can be summed up in one word: shameful.
At worst, people living with HIV were, inexplicably, chained to their beds, detained, turned away from medical facilities, criminalised and deported.
At best, they lost their jobs, were kicked out of schools and denied access to basic services. We responded to a virus by humiliating, stigmatising and punishing those infected.
Our response to the virus was as painful, and sometimes as deadly as the virus itself.
Fortunately, impressive strides have since been made in the fight against HIV.
In the last few years, major scientific advances have occurred and the number of new HIV infections, particularly among children, has been slowly declining, fewer people are dying from AIDS-related causes, nearly half of those people eligible for antiretroviral treatment, including in low- and middle-income countries, are now receiving it, and treatment has become the new engine for prevention.
HIV is no longer the certain death sentence it once was.
And yet, the stigma and discrimination faced by HIV-positive people remains high, in every region of the world.
Even today, we continue to focus on punitive approaches to HIV such as the criminalisation of HIV transmission, non-disclosure and exposure.
Entry restrictions against and deportation of HIV-positive non-nationals at borders are still far too common, particularly in the more affluent countries.
The most vulnerable communities, the ones that least enjoy their fundamental human rights, also remain disproportionately more vulnerable to HIV infection - and this is no coincidence.
The face of HIV has always been the face of our failure to protect human rights.
One of the key drivers of AIDS has always been, and remains, this failure to ensure human rights protection for marginalised communities, including prisoners, sex workers, drug users, people with disabilities and migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
Homophobia, gender discrimination, racial profiling and violence against women have further impeded efforts to effectively manage and contain the spread of HIV.
The theme of this year's International AIDS Conference, which is being held in Washington DC later this month (July) is Turning the Tide Together.
It is indeed now time to turn the tide. The human rights violations that have characterised the spread of HIV - and in many cases also the fight against HIV - must be curbed.
It is time to build on the gains of the past few years to create a sustainable global response to an epidemic that still challenges us.
Taking a human rights perspective on the issue is essential.
The starting point is the recognition of all people as equal in the enjoyment of their human rights.
Vulnerable populations that are most at risk must not only be included in national responses to HIV, they must also be given the opportunity to participate in making the policies that will affect them.
Human rights norms must accompany public health considerations to ensure that our laws, policies and programmes do not increase vulnerability to HIV or result in further human rights violations.
Broad laws and policies in many countries that criminalise non-intentional HIV transmission, exposure and non-disclosure, target specific groups for mandatory HIV testing, and restrict travel of individuals based on HIV status alone are examples of such alarmist and misguided policies.
Advances in the right direction have been made, one of which - the lifting of travel restrictions - has enabled the United States to host this important AIDS conference this year, after 22 years. But much remains to be done.
Even in States where laws are on the books to protect and promote the human rights of HIV-positive people, the extent to which they are respected and enforced is not clear.
More resources certainly need to be channelled into ensuring access to good quality lifesaving antiretroviral treatment, but also to human rights programmes, including awareness raising, training of healthcare providers and law enforcement officials, access to justice for HIV-positive individuals, fighting stigma and educating young people about safe sex.
Funding the fight against AIDS in this holistic fashion is not only necessary; it is also a human rights legal obligation.
The current economic crisis cannot be an excuse for diminishing our investment in the response to AIDS.
This would result in a reversal in the gains made so far. This is not a time for complacency.
UNAIDS has as its goal: zero new infections, zero AIDS-related deaths and zero discrimination.
At this AIDS conference, a gathering of high-level government officials, civil society, the international community and, importantly, people living with HIV, it is essential to drive home the point that in order to succeed, human rights must inform and motivate our response.
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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