If you were in charge of the government what would you do to combat AIDS in our society now?

Answer 1

Ensure adequate funding for AIDS research. Promote sex education. Devise a way other than a condom to pre-eminently ensure the disease is not transmitted (pill?).

Answer 2

I am not sure what government/society you mean, since I don't know where you are writing from. But I don't think that in the U.S. we could do anything more.

The U.S. has given more funding to AIDS, in the form of funding for research and actual moneys to domestic and international AIDs organizations, than any other country. Most people don't know that under our current president, more money has been given to AIDS prevention and research than under previous administrations.

There is evidence that some of our education programs and funding have dramatically reduced the incidence of new cases, both in the U.S. and in Europe. At the same time, research and medical advances (mostly American) have enabled us to turn an individual AIDs diagnosis from a certain death sentence, to a chance at many years of quality life. A cure is on the horizon.

I am concerned, as many are, that the AIDs crisis in Africa and parts of Asia remains extreme. Education is not where it needs to be due to local religious inhibitions and laws, and lack of medical resources dictates that many go without the care they need. . . . the U.S. and Europe can't pay for everything. As these countries evolve to political systems where rights for individuals are respected, the situation would logically improve for the better, but who knows how long that will be..?

Answer 3

I'd demand someone put some reality into AIDS Research and that mean's going back to the origins of the disease and no one want's to talk about that. AIDS came out of South Africa about 40-45 years ago and spread like wildfire. Put 2 and 2 together; what was going on in South Africa in that time period that had anything to do with the Human Immune System? Could it have been Dr. Christian Bernard and his heart transplant experiments when they were trying to reduce the rejection factor from the immune system. No one wants to say that because thet awarded Barnard the Nobel prize, but I think that, should they scour through his notes and research papers, the answer might just pop out at them.

Answer 4

I'm not privy to the available information in order to make an intelligent decision. But the epidemic has gone on long enough. giving people hope to overcome their habits which caused this would be a good start." Put down the needle ,and put on the condom".would be my slogan.

Answer 5

I don't know if anything else needs to be done. There needs to be some form of population control and seeing as how we're not going limit the amount of kids made every year disease seems the only logical way to do it.

Answer 6

It's not the disease we should worry about..If AIDS was uprooted one day another disease could replace it.AIDS didn't exist forever.It is a combination of human errors and medical misfortune.AIDS has a trigger.Who pulls it?
Education is available everywhere.Now almost everybody knows how they can prevent it.But do we?we should look within.the answer is within each and every one of us.

Answer 7

Educate kids in the classroom. Give them condoms. They're going to do what they want anyway.

Answer 8

I would start an abstinence campaign, and resurrect the teaching of the biblical principles concerning sex .

Answer 9

give them all a anti flue shot