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With the 2 month anniversary (March 12) of the devastating earthquakes affecting Haiti , I wanted to incorporate Haiti in my blog. Many people across the global realize that the people of Haiti suffer grave effects from the recent earthquakes but what about the tragedy before the quakes?
According to Avert.org Haiti held a solid spot at #1 for the highest HIV rates in the Caribbean. In 2007 there were around 120, 000 people living in Haiti with HIV. That’s means that Haiti accounted for over half of the population of people living with HIV in the Caribbean. According to the same site Haiti’s rates have been high since the 80’s. An estimated 7,500 lives are lost each year to AIDS in Haiti, and thousands of children have been orphaned by the epidemic.
What’s the point of mentioning Haiti’s stats? Well, it is to point out the fact that HIV is a tragedy in and of itself that “we” ultimately deemed insignificant. Unlike the earthquakes, HIV CAN BE PREVENTED!!!
Maybe one day we will all unite in for the cause of HIV prevention…until then we can take it one step at a time
… Practice Safe Sex (every time)
… Get Tested
…and Encourage Others to Do the Same
Your friendly neighborhood Youth Activist,
Nicole Sheri
PS Continue to support Haiti relief and get Haiti relief updates at www.yele.org or www.americanredcross.org
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