Would the increasing rate of new infections mean that so called safer
sex practices and condoms aren't working to stem the epidemic?...
for them to work people have to use them diligently every single time.
| AIDS Foundation of Chicago
|
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
| August 2, 2008
|
| MEDIA CONTACT:
|
| Johnathon Briggs
| 312 927-9539
| New HIV Infection Figures From CDC Underscore Need for
| National AIDS Strategy for the U.S.
| http://www.aidschicago.org/about_afc/8_2_2008.php
|
| The new HIV infection figures
| http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/survei.../incidence.htm
| released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
| (CDC) increase the estimate of new HIV infections from 40,000
| to 56,000 annually, with a range of 48,200 to 64,500. Derived
| from laboratory data collected in Illinois and 21 other states
| in 2006, the higher estimate demonstrates that the HIV
| infection rate is not falling and may very possibly be
| increasing significantly.
|
| The new estimates are published in August 6 issue of the
| Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and will be
| presented publicly tomorrow at the International AIDS
| Conference in Mexico City. The revision also includes a
| back-calculation revealing that, for the last 15 years,
| infection rates were approximately 25 to 50 percent higher than
| the long-held 40,000 annual estimate. This figure is known as
| incidence, while the overall number of people living with HIV
| is known as prevalence.
|
| The CDC estimates reveal a steady rise in infections
| occurring since the early 1990s, with increases
| primarily among gay men and African Americans.
|
| The revised estimates of new HIV infections occurring
| in 2006 also reveal that:
|
| . Male-to-male sexual contact accounted for 53 percent
| of HIV transmissions
|
| . African Americans comprised 45 percent of new
| infections
|
| . 34 percent of new infections occurred among people
| ages 13 to 29; with another 31 percent occurring among
| people ages 30 to 39
|
| . 73 percent of HIV transmissions occurred among men
|
| . "These new estimates paint a soberingly accurate qportrait of
| the AIDS epidemic and reveal an utter lack of investment in
| prevention research and programs, especially for gay men and
| African Americans," said Mark Ishaug, president/CEO of the
| AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC). "The federal government
| must commit to speeding up the roll-out of new interventions
| with urgency. It's deplorable that nearly three decades into
| the epidemic of our lifetime, the United States still has no
| the epidemic of our lifetime, the United States still has no
| comprehensive strategy to prevent HIV transmission, increase
| access to HIV care, and reduce racial disparities in the
| epidemic."
|
| AFC director of advocacy Jim Pickett noted that where infection
| rates for other populations are holding steady or showing
| slight declines, HIV infections among gay men tragically
| continue to climb.
|
| "This is a direct result of years of policy and programs that
| demonize and ignore the sexual health needs of gay men,
| especially African-American and Latino gay men who bear the
| brunt of the epidemic in the U.S.," Pickett said. "Gay men of
| all colors face significant health disparities that directly
| impact the incidence and prevalence of HIV in their lives. We
| must prioritize a holistic, asset-based gay men's health
| agenda that goes well beyond a 'navel to knee' focus. We must
| also address their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual
| health needs that, when neglected, foster the conditions in
| which HIV thrives."
|
| "These data give the strongest evidence yet of a escalating
| public health emergency in Black and Latino communities that
| sadly began as early as 1987 when HIV infections among Black
| individuals peaked at an estimated 45,000 infections per
| year. HIV infections among Latinos that year comprised another
| 16,000 cases," said Johnathon Briggs, AFC communications
| director. "While we applaud CDC's 'Heightened National
| Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis among African-Americans,' such
| efforts remain inadequate. Instead, the entire domestic HIV
| prevention portfolio must be substantially scaled up and
| programs must prioritize lowering these shameful racial and
| ethnic disparities."
|
| As a local and national leader in the fight against AIDS, AFC
| works to prevent new HIV infections among gay men and African
| Americans through several initiatives that it funds and
| coordinates in Chicago, including:
|
| . Project CRYSP, a partnership with the Test Positive Aware
| Network, the Center on Halsted, and the Howard Brown Health
| Center that addresses substance use, mental health, and other
| factors that increase risk for HIV infection among gay men
| and other men who have sex with men. The project also works
| to strengthen community assets through community forums,
| online resources ( such as http://lifelube.org ) and direct
| outreach in a holistic and affirming approach to gay men's
| health.
|
| . The South Side Women's Collaborative, which sends health
| outreach educators into beauty salons and other shops that
| cater to African American and Latino women to educate and
| refer patrons who might benefit from HIV testing and care.
|
| . Faith Responds to AIDS, an interfaith coalition working to
| stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in the African-American
| community. In recognition of the important role the church
| plays in the African American community, FRA strives to
| develop and engage a broad interfaith coalition of
| Chicagoland area leaders, organizations, and faith
| communities in a committed and effective response to stop
| HIV/AIDS and its destructive impact on human bodies, spirits,
| and communities. Last year, FRA developed a toolkit for Black
| churches.
|
| . International Rectal Microbicides Advocates is a global
| network of more than 600 advocates, policy-makers and leading
| network of more than 600 advocates, policy-makers and leading
| scientists from 50 countries on six continents forging a
| robust rectal microbicide research and development agenda to
| halt the spread of HIV and STDs. AFC is the group's
| secretariat, providing coordination and support for IRMA.
|
| Founded by community activists and physicians in 1985,
| the AIDS Foundation of Chicago is a catalyst for
| local, national, and international action on HIV/AIDS.
|
| This page last modified: August 02, 2008.
| http://www.aidschicago.org/about_afc/8_2_2008.php
|
| AIDS Foundation of Chicago
| 411 S. Wells, Suite 300
| Chicago IL 60607
| 312 922-2322
| fax 312 922-2916
| Contact webmaster
| http://www.aidschicago.org/about_afc/8_2_2008.php
On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 14:39:43 -0700 (PDT), the zak
<don.saklad@gmail.com> wrote:
Like all the other HIVAIDS freeloaders, hangers-on and wannabes, the
AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has a vested interested in talking up
their toy virus.
The CDC itself puts the increase in US HIVAIDS cases down to "New
technology and methodology," see
<http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/incidence.htm>:
----- Begin Quote -----
New technology and methodology developed by CDC show that the
incidence of HIV in the United States is higher than was previously
known. However, the incidence has been stable at that higher level for
most of this decade. HIV incidence is the number of new HIV infections
occurring during a certain time period, in this case, the year 2006.
----- End Quote -----
But, yes, I do accept the point that if HIVAIDS cases are on the up in
the US, it suggests an organisation that has a mission to "lead the
fight against HIV/AIDS" is a failure. That was quoted from the AFC's
website at <http://www.aidschicago.org/about_afc/index.php>.
----- Begin Quote -----
The new estimates show that gay and bisexual men of all races and
ethnicities and African American men and women are the groups most
affected by HIV. Fifty three percent of all new infections in 2006
occurred in gay and bisexual men. African Americans, while comprising
13% of the US population, accounted for 45% of the new HIV infections
in 2006.
----- End Quote -----
In other words HIVAIDS is a faggot and nigger problem.
--
<http://www.hiv-poz.co.uk/>
4,951 days and counting...
