I thought I would do a blog about AIDs because it is so widely associated with Africa. Since people assume that people in Africa need help in dealing with the AIDs epdemiac I thought I would share some information i've learned while reading an article found on All Africa.com. I am not saying we shouldn't help, or that they don't need help. I am trying to show people that they are also aware of what's happening in their country and trying to do things to stop it. For instance the Kogi State government spent over 100 million on HIV/AIDS last year. The money they spent went directly to the people who need it the most. Those people are the ones living with AIDs they bought antiretroviral drugs, food and training of people living with the disease. The rates of people living with HIV/AIDS have dropped, but people coming to counseling and testing programs for AIDs hasn't had much attendence. They are not sure about the number of people living with the disease in their state, but they encourage people to not be scared and come get tested for HIV.
I found this article to aviod the negative myths of Africa and show that it is a helping and intelligent country that wants to put an end to the AIDs epediamc in their country. They are doing things to stop this problem, but it is going to take time and the people in the country to step forward. I believe one step at a time Africa will get control over AIDs.
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