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Old 06-18-2007, 07:02 AM
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Default AIDS awareness.

I would agree that AIDS is a huge problem in Africa. But I for one don't have any solutions. Obviously pharmaceutical companies need to put a hell of a lot more time and money into developing an AIDS vaccine or a cure. But I think there is a lot the SA government can do too. Not just with coming up with drugs, but with educating the people of your country. The HIV virus is spreading like wildfire because people don't protect themselves. A lot of this is because they don't know, but in that article you linked to, it said HIV positive teens prefer partners who do not have HIV. Well of course they do, but the fact that that is considered ok is just bad. Finding a cure for the disease is an important step, but stopping the spread and making people aware is just as if not more important, to me at least. Well thats what I think on the subject.
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