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#1526: "Haiti, the poorest country ..., " AIDS, etc : response by Voordouw (fwd)
From:JVoordouw@aol.com
Max Blanchet is right to emphasize the need that Haitian society starts
addressing the AIDS epidemic as a common front. Fortunately this year some
very positive initiatives have come up:
- A few months ago, a group of prominent journalists (radio, TV and print)
launched the "Cellule de communication sur le VIH/SIDA", CECOSIDA, an
association aiming to strengthen the quantity and quality of reporting on the
disease, and foster partnerships between media and sources of information.
These reporters recognize that the disease is so serious that they should
collaborate on stories and share them across the various media.
- In February 1999, an association of seropositive people and symphatizers
was founded (ASON) with nearly 200 members, who are developing activities to
involve seropositive people in prevention campaigns (public fora in the
provinces, media productions, etc). Needless to say that ASON is very
committed to take the disease out of the tabou atmosphere and stimulate an
open discussion (+education, information), utilizing testimonies of their
personal experiences. ASON has a website at http://www.panosinst.org/ASON
Jan Voordouw