AIDS helps call for more solidarity

BERLIN At the end of the AIDS conference in Amsterdam, the German organization AIDS Aid called for more solidarity with HIV-positive people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia In addition, more money should be available for prevention, according to a statement from the organization Friday. "We have all the means to to control the HIV epidemic and stop AIDS, but too many people are excluded from prevention and treatment, and many people are infected, sick and die because those responsible do not do enough Sven Warminsky of the council of the German Aids-Hilfe

Cooperation is important [19659009] Barriers are political blockades against effective prevention as well as underfunding of effective measures. Germany can and must do more to counter hostile policies towards stigmatized people, Warminsky asks. For example, exemplary cooperation with organizations from Eastern Europe could be developed to establish success models for prevention in the region and strengthen local civil society organizations. . For precisely where HIV was most at risk, funding for relevant organizations would be reduced and they would be hindered at work.

With more money, the Global Fund Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) could, among other things, 60% of HIV – positive people in the world have received life – saving drugs. "The current budget is too low, and again and again, countries have made commitments," said Mr Warminsky. UNAIDS has missed $ 58 million for the current year. Endangering essential organizational activities

Prevention Gaps in Germany

"A doubling of our contributions to the Global Fund and to UNAIDS is the least," says Warminsky. Less is not appropriate given the economic power of Germany. As a rich country, Germany has to go ahead.

According to Aids-Hilfe, Germany currently pays 267 million euros a year to the Global Fund. UNAIDS is funded with five million euros a year and this amount is still controversial.

Warminsky also sees shortcomings in prevention in Germany. This mainly affects marginalized groups. To fill these gaps, Germany needs a regular anonymous supply of undocumented residents. Often, they do not seek medical help for legitimate reasons for deporting until they are seriously ill. In addition, drug consumption rooms should also be set up in the ten federal states, which have so far not created a legal possibility to do so. Warminsky also calls for access to clean syringes and consumables for prisoners. This measure is commonly used to prevent infections.

In Germany, it is important to continue to advocate for the obvious acceptance of people living with HIV. Discrimination makes people sick and deters people from getting tested. It is the biggest problem of our life with HIV. In health care, in professional life and also in the social environment.

German aid against AIDS presented its anti-discrimination activities in the health service in Amsterdam, reports Warminsky. This includes, above all, the Praxis Vielfalt project, which contains a training program and awards for non-discriminatory medical practices.

The Aids-Hilfe evaluates the announced funding of prophylactic prophylaxis against HIV as very positive. Here, a ditch is closed.

On the medical front, the AIDS conference was not interrupted, but progress has been made. For example, the results of the Partner 2 study demonstrated the protective effect of anti-HIV treatment on male bad intercourse. (eb)

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