It's not just the Church that think promoting condoms isn't the way to reduce HIV in Africa. It seems a Harvard research group have figured out this strategy is not yielding results. Globally HIV causes 3.7% of mortality but received 25% of health aid. And handing out condoms willy nilly sends the wrong message. The armor doesn't work. Rather than getting it on, cutting down seems to be the solution, in more ways than one:
If we can make huge strides in reducing the ravages of AIDS for less money, just imagine the benefit to get that aid money for general health initiatives, like clean water and food production.
And as a bonus, they can go to the Catholic Church and ask for expert advice on how best to promote these strategies.
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...study leader Dr Daniel Halperin said many studies have shown that male circumcision significantly reduces the risk of heterosexual HIV infection.There are ways to help people, and some of it requires promoting personal responsibility, not liberal promiscuity.
Three trials in Africa were stopped early after showing at least a 60% reduction in HIV risk.
Furthermore, programmes to promote fewer sexual partners appears to have had a primary role in reducing HIV rates in Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Cote d'Ivoire, and in urban Malawi and Ethiopia, he said.
After a 1987 "Zero Grazing" campaign in Uganda, the number of people reporting multiple and casual partners declined by over half, he reported.
If we can make huge strides in reducing the ravages of AIDS for less money, just imagine the benefit to get that aid money for general health initiatives, like clean water and food production.
And as a bonus, they can go to the Catholic Church and ask for expert advice on how best to promote these strategies.
Related Link: Willy Nilly Condoms not the answer