Image: Euan Denholm
In Northern Uganda, millions of people have been
displaced because of war and HIV/Aids
Although my trip to Uganda, East Africa was four years ago now, the issue of Aids is still strife worldwide and is the issue that I feel most passionately about.
Working with communities who had been so badly affected by the virus was heartbreaking although it is clear that what keeps them going each day is their faith and hope that one day a cure will be found.
Although they have not yet been able to find a cure, researchers are always looking for new evidence as to when and where this virus began although it is generally acknowledged that it was in sub-Saharan at the turn of the 20th century.
It was great to see that this year both Aids and Cancer researchers won the Nobel Medicine Prize as it really is a means of publicizing this hugely serious issue.
Their work was so successful that they managed to 'screen blood products' so that the spread of the disease could be limited. It was these French scientists who in fact discovered the HIV virus in the first place and that it was this that caused the Aids.
It always gives me great pleasure to see that people are dedicating their lives to the research of Aids and that eventually one day, a cure might be found.
The discrimination against those who suffer, in both African countries and worldwide is clear. This along with the severe pain caused by the virus means that victims shy away from their communities.
Working with communities who had been so badly affected by the virus was heartbreaking although it is clear that what keeps them going each day is their faith and hope that one day a cure will be found.
Although they have not yet been able to find a cure, researchers are always looking for new evidence as to when and where this virus began although it is generally acknowledged that it was in sub-Saharan at the turn of the 20th century.
It was great to see that this year both Aids and Cancer researchers won the Nobel Medicine Prize as it really is a means of publicizing this hugely serious issue.
Their work was so successful that they managed to 'screen blood products' so that the spread of the disease could be limited. It was these French scientists who in fact discovered the HIV virus in the first place and that it was this that caused the Aids.
It always gives me great pleasure to see that people are dedicating their lives to the research of Aids and that eventually one day, a cure might be found.
The discrimination against those who suffer, in both African countries and worldwide is clear. This along with the severe pain caused by the virus means that victims shy away from their communities.
It would be amazing if a cure could be found very soon although at the moment it is crucial that work is done overseas and here in the UK to ensure that those infected with this deadly virus are given the love and care that they so desperately need.
Many charities such as Concern Worldwide have been working with communities heavily affected by HIV/Aids.
Image: Concern Worldwide
No comments:
Post a Comment