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WC 2010.UNAIDS TIPS NATIONS TO FIGHT AIDS.

  1. Posted on Tuesday 15 June 2010 - 13:31
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    BY.Mabvuto Kambuwe Africanews reporter Lilongwe,Malawi.

    As the FIFA world cup is under way in South Africa the first to be held on an African soil ,United Nations programme on AIDS [UNAIDS] has tipped nations to stop the spread of HIV /AIDS during the event to meet the millennium development goals of eliminating mother to child transimission by 2015.

    UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibe in his message to the world as the football fever is all over has underscores the importance of fighting HIV[AIDS saying “As football fever spreads ,lets stop the spread of HIV” “We must not lose sight of one of unwelcome guest-HIV”.

    Sidibe says nations must talk about HIV/AIDS during the world cup because sporting event can encourage the spreag of HIV through the combination of alcohol and unsafe sex.
    He added that almost 80 babies are born with HIV during the 90 minutes it takes to play a football match which translates into 430 000 babies infected every year.

    The campaign which aims to mobilize the football community to” give AIDS Red card “ is also spearheaded by Football stars and UNAIDS good will ambassadors such as Togo’ Emanuel Adebayor and Germany Michael Ballack .
    Among the target of the programme is to raise awareness before the next world cup is played in Brazil in 2014.

    The UNAIDS director says there is much progress in South Africa ,the world cup host county because the re has been bold leadership on Aids in recent months with the launch of the nation wide hiv testing and treatment that urges South Africans to get tested by 2011.

    The host nation which is one of the countries with high prevalence rate of HIV /AIDS there are fears that as a result of the 2010 world cup infections could increase because many fans will travel to SA to cheer their teams at the same having unprotected sex

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