“Getting to Zero” – Towards ensuring Zero Parents to child transmission of HIV
Today is the Day that is celebrated all
over the world to mark as World AIDS Day. The theme for this year is “Getting
to Zero” – Towards ensuring Zero Parents to child Transmission of HIV. The
theme this year also includes Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. And
Zero AIDS related deaths. To success the theme framed for this, the World
Health Organization (WHO) and other related organizations and the people from
all over the world including our country – Bhutan is celebrates the day, today.
To commemorate the day, I on my behalf of
we, the people of Bhutan and on my own behalf, convey message how HIV/AIDS –
the dangerous disease transmit or spreads from person to person and measures to
prevent it.
The disease HIV/AIDS transmit or spreads through
various means of unsocial acts, such as unprotected and multiple sex partners,
sharing needles and blades, sharing injecting equipments, pregnancy, childbirth
and breast feeding, and many more.
To conquer or overcome this disease, we
should be faith with our partner (Spouses; Husband or wife), use condom while
engaging in multiple sex partners (Other than husband or wife or with known and
unknown men or women), do not share needles and blades, injecting equipments, do
not breast feed the child after birth (Only AIDS infected mothers) and get
tested now and then.
If you are free of HIV/AIDS today perhaps
you will be HIV Positive tomorrow if you do not be faithful. One thing the AIDS
spreads all over the world and within the country is due to multiple sex
partners as reported. When we look at the face, we cannot judge the person is
infected with HIV/AIDS but when we engage in unprotected sex with them then we
will know the fact. However, we have prevention to be free of HIV/AIDS, avoid
having multiple sex partners, sharing needles, etc.
As Kuensel reported prior to World AIDS
Day, the most infected groups of people are unemployed, following farmers and
private/Business people. Therefore, there is very high need to advocate those
regarding AIDS. The students/trainees mark the least infected due to awareness
programs organized and campaigns going on for several times. I would urge our
government or other organization to take greater initiatives to advocate in
schools, colleges and institutions as they will share to their family and
friends regarding such.
There are many ways to keep ourselves
away from HIV/AIDS. We can be uninfected with HIV/AIDS forever. The HIV/AIDS
cannot be transmitted through, hugging, kissing, handshake, sharing bed without
sex, sharing toilet, sharing utensils, mosquito bites, using condom while
having sex.
Consequently, save yourself and your
loved ones from the HIV/AIDS. Advocate the people in rural and urban with
helping heart to keep them away from HIV/AIDS. This is hazardous or treacherous
disease which takes the life inviting numerous diseases within very short span
of time.
Make commitment to what you truly feel and
fight against it.
“Commitment is our priority; use Condoms
to keep ourselves free from HIV/AIDS”.
