The unceasable burden

The Unceasable Burden
According to the International Report on HIV and AIDS in Latin America, the continent has over 2 million victims infected by the pandemic. Nonetheless, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) believes in the significant fact that the disease remains stable at a 0.6 percent.
Globally, the tendency of new HIV infections has been reduced at a 17 percent rate. The 15 percent regression of the epidemic in Sub Saharan Africa adds significant weight to such progress. However, 77,000 victims died due to AIDS last year, and about 7,000 children were infected.
A particular characteristic of AIDS in Latin America is that the disease is mostly concentrated in males that have sexual relations with the same gender, i.e. homosexual relations. The ratio of infection is estimated to be about 1 out of 3. This suggests that AIDS spreads and affects males with a higher frequency than it does females.
People involved in the sexual professions and the drug business are other groups that are severely affected by HIV/AIDS. It is estimated that 29 percent out of the 2 million Latin American HIV/AIDS victims were infected via drug injections.
Hopes for Latin American HIV/AIDS victims can be found on the effective impact of the antiretroviral treatment (HAART). HAART effectiveness in Latin America is higher than the 54 percent global estimate. However, even though the most vulnerable population to the disease can be well identified, few initiatives have been executed in order to increase direct prevention.
HIV/AIDS is an evil-social burden that has been linked to groups of people that do not follow or respect certain life ethical practices. This disease serves as a warning sign to those who choose to practice a frenetic and inattentive way of life.
It is said that God always forgives, humans sometimes, and nature never. (Translated by Gianna A. Sanchez-Moretti)
Author and journalist Clemente Ferrer has led a distinguished career in Spain in the fields of publicity and press relations. He is currently President of the European Institute of Marketing.
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