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Mohammad Khairul Alam
HIV/AIDS endemic is already
having destroyed social and economical system in some countries. It makes threat
to move backward the progress that economies have made in many poor countries.
HIV/AIDS affects everyone in both developed and poor countries. It is not a
disease of poverty. It is not individual problem. However the pandemic does push
people deeper into poverty, making it more difficult for them to sustain or
recover their earlier livelihoods. That, in turn, can make people and their
families more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS infection. Globally, every day 14,000
people getting infected HIV and among them 90% of less developed countries.
Poverty does not cause
HIV/AIDS infection; it can facilitate transmission, Poverty makes people more
vulnerable to HIV infection, due to lack of health care knowledge, lack of
proper digest, and lack of sufficient nutrition, which can result in a weaker
immune system. They also have less access to healthcare facilities and education
on health issues such as HIV prevention. So it is fact, poverty & gender
discrimination would be the main cause of the spread of AIDS in Bangladesh, The
rate of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS is our country is higher then the many parts
of the world. Unfortunately we are bound to say, HIV is only transmitted through
man. We don’t get infect it by other living or death species. The overwhelming
majority of people infected with HIV do not know they carry the virus. Many
millions more know nothing or too little about HIV/AIDS to protect themselves
against it. So it is true that men destroy themselves and others.
The most common reason of
HIV/AIDS is considered to be the unsafe or unprotected sex. Sex without taking
proper precaution like condom is very much responsible for HIV/AIDS. AIDS is
usually transmitted from man to man through the semen or blood. Since 1981, more
than 60 million people have been infected by HIV of which over 22 million people
already died. Now, over 50 million people are living with HIV.
The health care system is
low in Bangladesh.
Thousands of people die in every year by several common diseases. Although some
health or prevention knowledge would lessen this fatal mortality. Capital city’s
health care system is upgraded in some extent but rural level health care system
is nominal. Several NGO’s are working on HIV/AIDS prevention sector. But we
found that there is a massive need of facilities and manpower to deliver
comprehensive HIV care and laboratory facilities to support and monitor the
therapy. There is a similar lack of medical personnel with enough knowledge of
antiretroviral therapy. Possibilities for drug distribution to remote corners
are limited and storage facilities are often insufficient.
Rainbow Nari O Shishu
Kallyan Foundation found extremely high levels of infections among adolescent
girls, which are higher than those for boys. This is mainly because of the fact
that at young age, boys have sex with girls of similar age, while girls have
relations with older men, who are more likely to be infected. Sexual harassment
of schoolgirls by older men sometime may be the cause of HIV infection. Poverty
also drives many adolescent girls to accept relationships with 'sugar daddies'
(older men who are prepared to give money, goods or favors in return for sex).
As mention AIDS Researcher
Mr. Roger Tatoud, “To "think" about women and their role in society is already
to empower them. It is the first step that leads to power-sharing between men
and women, and as such should be at the heart of the responsible and hopefully
successful strategies much needed in the fight against HIV and Aids. Undoubtedly
gender mainstreaming requires political will and commitment, often in the hands
of men.”
Since the join and
traditional familitical system playing a vital role to prevent HIV/AIDS without
our concern in
Bangladesh, this disease is not turning into an epidemic in a poor and
illiterate country like us. Our religious belief, respect to other people’s
thought, politeness as a nation and restricted social system etc. and the
education which we get from our families, are protecting us from many unsocial
activities and bad jobs. But in these days, our social values and the social
structure are facing a great threat following the western cultures. Familitical
ties are breaking; pre-marital relation and unsocial activities are increasing
day by day. That is why to protect the traditional social system and to make
aware the people – we have to be alert.
Reference: World Bank, UNAIDS
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