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I found this article by one of the pioneers in AIDS research a good read. For those who are interested you can see it <span style="text-decoration: underline">here</span>.
Of note are the following quotes:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Anthony S. Fauci</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Today, a 20-year-old who is newly diagnosed and receives combination anti-HIV drugs according to established guidelines can expect to live 50 more years.</div></div>
What he has not added of course is that he is referring to a 20 year old in North America or Europe...though that is implied later in the article.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Anthony S. fauci</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"In 2009, 2.6 million people became infected with HIV and 1.8 million died; more than 90 percent of cases occurred in the developing world, two-thirds in sub-Saharan Africa"</div></div>.
According to the Western Mirror, Montego Bay seems to have a particular problem:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Statistics provided to the Western Mirror by the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) - indicate that in St. James, 1071 cases per 100,000 persons were reported between January and June 2008. Kingston and St. Andrew had 754 cases per 100,000 persons in that period".</div></div>
and
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Devon Cammock, the JASL’s Montego Bay Chapter Manager said that their doing more tests and reporting their cases on a regular basis could be a factor that contributes to the high number in this region, particularly in St. James. “The St. James figures in particular are usually high for the last few years no matter what we have tried the figures still remain high,” Mr. Cammock revealed....“The issue that many sex workers face is the fact some of their clients do not want to want to use condoms and offer to pay higher for sex without the condom,” Mr. Cammock explained."</div></div>
See story <span style="text-decoration: underline">here</span>
Of note are the following quotes:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Anthony S. Fauci</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Today, a 20-year-old who is newly diagnosed and receives combination anti-HIV drugs according to established guidelines can expect to live 50 more years.</div></div>
What he has not added of course is that he is referring to a 20 year old in North America or Europe...though that is implied later in the article.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Anthony S. fauci</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"In 2009, 2.6 million people became infected with HIV and 1.8 million died; more than 90 percent of cases occurred in the developing world, two-thirds in sub-Saharan Africa"</div></div>.
According to the Western Mirror, Montego Bay seems to have a particular problem:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Statistics provided to the Western Mirror by the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) - indicate that in St. James, 1071 cases per 100,000 persons were reported between January and June 2008. Kingston and St. Andrew had 754 cases per 100,000 persons in that period".</div></div>
and
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Devon Cammock, the JASL’s Montego Bay Chapter Manager said that their doing more tests and reporting their cases on a regular basis could be a factor that contributes to the high number in this region, particularly in St. James. “The St. James figures in particular are usually high for the last few years no matter what we have tried the figures still remain high,” Mr. Cammock revealed....“The issue that many sex workers face is the fact some of their clients do not want to want to use condoms and offer to pay higher for sex without the condom,” Mr. Cammock explained."</div></div>
See story <span style="text-decoration: underline">here</span>
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