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In the news today...
12:02 PM, Tuesday, 5 September, 2006
In The National newspaper (not my favourite) today...
Shocking signs of AIDS in SHP, EngaBy JEFFREY ELAPA
ONE third of high school children could die of HIV/AIDS in the Southern Highlands and Enga provinces.
Sir Peter told a health symposium in Madang yesterday that the only cure available is to get awareness programmes on prevention into the high-risk and rural areas.
He also highlighted at the symposium that clinical figures made available to him during his tour of health facilities in Southern Highlands and Enga provinces indicated that more than 30% of young people between the ages of 15 and 29 could be living with HIV.
“This made it hard to imagine that almost every third person in that age group was HIV positive; or worse, a third of high school students could die of AIDS,” Sir Peter said.
At the Porgera mine, the minister learnt that 70 of 700 workers tested were HIV positive, which represented 10% of the total workforce.
“The Government has taken ownership of the epidemic, and I am committed to driving the awareness, improving the lives of those affected and working in total partnership with the churches, NGOs and the heart of our medical system, the provincial and rural hospitals, to tackle this issue,” he said.
Sir Peter also acknowledged the support provided over the years by AusAID, NZAid, European Union, Japan, World Health Organisation, UNAids, China and others in fighting the epidemic.
He told the symposium that the Government had allocated a further K5 million for HIV/AIDS in the supplementary budget. The money would be shared among the churches, medical council and NGOs.
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Comments
sheizer. I read this article today - the stats are pretty f'ing f'd. But what just as bad is our response - a further K5 million - that's like less than a drop in the ocean?
who knows what the answer is - i certainly dont thnk its just more money.
very scary stuff.
as an engan - it's absolutely terrifying.
k
ps pink-u - i put in our cairns tickets at air niu today and they are going to fiddle with the prize docket and i will check in again b4 end of week
xx
Posted by: kk | September 5, 2006 6:34 PM