Hussein, I see your posts are all centred on Amin. Are you here to defend your father or trying to enlighten Ugandans on the untold part of Amin?
I personally love Amin, but i think you are now over the board. Let's leave the spirit of Amin rest in peace. God knows why it happened that way. Patricko On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:36 AM, Hussein Amin <husseinjur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Haters... > > On this occasion of World AIDS day, we review the effects within our > societies of the worlds most dreaded pandemic. > The theme this year is clear: "Getting to zero; End AIDS by 2030" > I have been taking this day seriously ever since I started working with > the media almost 18 years ago, helping to inform the public about HIV/AIDS. > Particularly when I began serving as a humanitarian volunteer some ten > years back. I urge all leaders and youths to be pro-active in the fight > against the disease. > Remember that World AIDS day is also within the 16 days of activism > against gender-based violence. Gender relations have their own human rights > dynamics and they also impact efforts to contain the spread of HIV/AIDS > particularly in the developing world. > As many might already know, these are internationally remembered advocacy > days, and I am glad to have met and worked with people who are dedicated to > these important causes. > Abstinence, faithfulness and use of condoms plus suppressive medical > treatment, remain our only defense against HIV/AIDS. > The World Health Organization estimates that since the beginning of the > epidemic, almost 78 million people have been infected with the HIV virus > and an incredible 39 million have already died. > Globally, more than 37 million people live with HIV/AIDS as we speak. > Africa remains the most severely affected, and to put it clearly, 71% of > all the people living with HIV on the planet are in Africa. > That is disastrous for our continent. We therefore shouldn't lower our > guard as many youths seem to be doing these days. > Let us remember that AIDS is still a deadly incurable disease that > continues to kill 1.5 million people every year around the world. > Let us also remember that 2.1 million individuals worldwide become newly > infected with HIV every year (2013 WHO figures). > This is a clear increase in AIDS sufferers, and it includes over 240,000 > newly infected children every year as well, contracting HIV during the > mothers pregnancy, at birth or via breastfeeding. > I would like men to imagine themselves as a pregnant mother for a second > here. The burden of responsibility and psychological trauma is incomparable > when a pregnancy and a child are involved. > Do we realize that to be 100% safe from this disease, mankind wouldn't > even reproduce. > No children. No future for mankind. > The mechanism of this virus is comparable to a "Final Solution" against > humanity. That's why 100 million people test for HIV/AIDS each year. > Regular testing is the first measure in combating the spread of AIDS. > We should therefore always keep in mind that the virus works towards our > complete annihilation whether we look at it from an individual patients > perspective, or humanity as a whole. > Yet it is estimated that 19 million people don't know that they are > infected with the disease. They therefore constitute a public health risk > as they are more likely to unknowingly continue behaviour that spreads the > disease to others. Once a person knows their status, he/she is counselled > on how best to take care of him/herself even if he/she isn't infected. > Usually after a test people try to start a new chapter in their lives > whether they are tested positive or not. > In Africa, everyone can count at least five people who have died of AIDS > or are living with the disease. > This shows how close AIDS is within families and communities. > It is also a good development because it indicates how open African > communities have gradually become in regards to the epidemic compared to > the stigma that was once so overwhelming that silence, pain and withdrawal > were the only options for patients. > Today many go about their lives as normal with their friends and family. > Therefore even as new medication allows prolonged life for HIV patients, > finding a complete cure for the disease should remain the Worlds number one > medical research priority. > > Hussein Lumumba Amin > Kampala, Uganda. > > 1st December 2015. > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > WestNileNet@kym.net > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > _______________________________________________ > >
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