HIV / AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)

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HIV / AIDS(Human Immunodeficiency Virus /
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)

• A Disease for Statisticians.

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Statistics, statistics, statistics..

• Worldwide
• In 2004, 46 million people were living with
  HIV/AIDS
• 14000 people contract HIV daily 10 people
  per minute
• Since first detected in early 1980s over 60
  million people have become infected over 20
  million have died
• In 2004, 4.9 million people were infected with
  HIV, over 600,000 of those were under age 15
  years
• 60 of all people infected with HIV live in
  Sub-Saharan Africa
• 25 million children will be orphaned by AIDS by
  2010

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Suffer the Children

• 2.2 million children living with HIV in 2004
• 13.4 million children orphaned by AIDS
• Percentage of orphans in Africa increased from 2
  before AIDS to 15 in 2001
• 95,000 elementary-aged children in Kenya have
  lost a teacher
• 40 of orphans are raised by grandmothers, 30 by
  aunts and uncles
• Grandmothers are caring for up to 18 children

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Help is needed

• HIV prevention, care and treatment
• Help provide basic public health needs e.g. safe
  water, sanitation, healthcare, safe motherhood,
  nutrition, etc
• Respite and daycare needed for children
• Reinforce communities and community institutions

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Estimated Impact of AIDS on Under-5 Child
Mortality Rates Selected African Countries, 2010
with AIDS
per 1000 live births
250
without AIDS
200
150
100
50
0
Botswana
Kenya
Malawi
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Rotary can help by..

• Mobilizing its tremendous resources and like
  Polio Plus use its political leadership and
  advocacy to effectively combat the HIV/AIDS
  pandemic
• Supporting the Millennium goals of the UN to
  eliminate gross poverty by 2015
• Encourage Canadian government to commit funds
• Being aware of the facts of the HIV/AIDS pandemic
• Support a project in sub-Sahara Africa that
  supports the survivors of AIDS
• Support a project sub-Sahara Africa that helps
  alleviate poverty (water, health, agriculture,
  micro-business, etc)

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Palgrave Rotarians can help by.

• Educating ourselves in the nature and scope of
  the problem (guest speakers, visit websites of
  Rotary Clubs already actively involved, share
  what we are doing with other clubs, etc)
• Financially support existing projects through
  Rotary organizations such as RADAR 7080, RFFA
  (Rotarians for Fighting Aids), Rotary AIDS
  Project (Los Altos Rotary Club), etc
• Partner with local Rotary Clubs in AIDS
  devastated areas and ask what assistance they
  need

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What Palgrave Rotary is doing

• Bringing awareness to the club through this
  presentation
• Identifying potential partnering clubs in Uganda
  and Kenya
• Seeking the support of Dave Dryden of SCAW to
  personalize any contacts we may make
• Seeking to sponsor our own Rotary Club of
  Palgrave project as part of our 25th Anniversary
  year

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Projects, projects, projects.

• Rotary is already active..
• Cuddle the Orphans
• Uganda Orphanage - Trinity Childrens Centre
• The Orphan Rescue Program
• ANCHOR African Network for Children Orphaned
  and at Risk
• Malawi Childrens Village
• Etc., etc, etc

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RADAR..

• Rotary Aids, Development, Action and Resouces
• RADAR mission is to mobilize Rotary National and
  Rotary International support for the fight
  against HIV/AIDS
• RADAR vision to form successful partnerships at
  the community, national and international levels,
  mobilize resources, empower and enable humanity
  to reverse the HIV/AIDS pandemic

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Now you know what I know !?!
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• Lets put ourselves on the RADAR
• Thanks for listening