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some of you that may not know, HIV/AIDs has taken a strong positive turn in
regard to cure and prevention these past months. There have even been cases in
which the immune system attacking disease has been cured in some individuals.
In the article, “Fighting HIV the MTV Way,” by Georgia Arnold, these
accomplishments are applauded. Arnold is quick to remind, however, that the
fight is not over. Even though HIV/AIDs has been greatly reduced globally, the
number of cases are still extremely high with the younger individuals of the
population. This can be traced primarily to a lack of proper sexual education.
The approach Arnold suggests to take, which she calls, “the MTV Way,” paints a
vivid picture of a combined effort in the media, medical world, and education
system in order to give proper insight on the disease. Arnold fears that the
great advancements in medicine which have reduced HIV cases are causing people
to let their guard down in the effort to stop this deadly condition. In fact,
she believes this is the time to strike the disease while it’s down. With a
boom in spread awareness, she believes that this disease can eventually be
eradicated from the planet. I enjoyed this article because its sole purpose is
to keep awareness where awareness is needed. Just because a problem is reduced
or has been made easier to handle, does not mean that it is no longer a
problem. We as a community should always strive to make the efforts to not only
decrease, but eliminate the issues that affect us so greatly.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/georgia-arnold/mtv-staying-alive-foundation_b_3103232.html?utm_hp_ref=impact
This is a good post as it notes the fact that HIV research has enabled us to control and even cure HIV in some cases. I like how the articles continues though by saying that the fight is not over and we still have a lot more to learn because it is true.
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