The war against AIDS

[Scott1]

I know, I know... I just posted this in another thread..... but it's a subject that is very near and dear to my heart, and I wanted to give it a thread of its own:

A way to help fight AIDS is to support groups who are working against it... for instance:

Botswana Alcohol Aids Project


Co-Founder: Rev. Jim MacDonald, Counselor/Therapist, Addiction Specialist

Jim's Background Information​

Jim MacDonald has spent the last 30 years as a Counselor, Therapist,Addiction Specialist, and Behavioralist. He is a graduate of the Clinical Training In Alcoholism, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Pennsylvania & Hospital as well as the Certification Program of Advanced Relapse Prevention offered by the Center for Applied Science in Chicago, Illinois.​

Jim is skilled in Prevention Techniques as well as in In-Patient and Out-Patient Treatment of Addictions, CoDependency and other Behavioral and Biological, Psychological, and Socialogical Dysfunctions.

A picture of Jim and I.

 

[Prima]

I was looking around the site and could not find statistics showing the correlation between alcohol use/abuse and HIV/AIDS in Botswana - is it there somewhere and I missed it? Otherwise, that's a great site, and I applaud his work.

 

[Scott1]

I'm not sure it's there..... I do believe his experience leads him to believe that alcohol abuse is a contributing factor in the AIDS crisis, and he's using his AA experience to help out the people of Botswana.....

... before my Dad got there, there was not a single AA group in the entire country!

 

[michel]

"In Botswana, 30 percent of rural households and 50 percent of urban households produce alcohol for income."
from: http://www.hopechangeseverything.org/worldvision/mag.nsf/217a1c6d85845c0085256475000cc4b9/ab669eda4a3d698988256771005dfa76!OpenDocument

"In sub-Saharan African countries like Botswana and Malawi, the average life expectancy is already below 40 years, according to UNaids. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1814609.stm

The latest UNAIDS report on the HIV/AIDS pandemic highlights the growing rates of infection among women, who now account for nearly 50% of all individuals living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. In Africa, the situation is worse. Almost 57% of all individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Africa are women and for Africans between the ages of 15-24 living with HIV/AIDS, women account for 76% of all infections.

http://topics.developmentgateway.org/hiv?goo=1928

(The above site contains many statistics; as I have been 'requested' to sign off by the one who wears the pants in this house, I will leave you guys to see if you can find what you are looking for )