AIDS stands for “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.” The term first appeared to the public in an article published by the “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report” (MMWR). This is a weekly paper established by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Before the Center for Disease Contro

(PCP) in the Los Angeles, California area. Many people refer to this report as the “beginning” of AIDS. The phrase “beginning” is a bad word and is not accurate. Instead the article might be the beginning of the people’s awareness of the AIDS virus. A few days later the Center for Disease Control formed a task force to investigate Kapasoni’s Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections(KSOP) (http://www.avert.org/his81_86.htm).

Right now in Egypt there are only two options for testing. They are the private labs and the government labs. The government labs were created to administer the obligatory testing of migrant workers required by Gulf States and these testing sites offer no anonymity. When you get tested at government labs ID cards are required so your name and results can be sent to the Health Ministry if your tests are positive (www.avert.com).

Another goal is to create a network of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) working on developmental, health and women’s issues who are interested in promoting the AIDS awareness efforts. Recently five NGO’s attended a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-sponsored training (http://www.dailystar.com). There was a professional storyteller from Namibia, who specialized in children’s stories on tackling AIDS. He helped them develop Egypt specific stories that they might use in their open work. This is a golden opportunity. Right now the prevalence rate is low in Egypt. It is much cheaper to prevent Aids then to treat the disease. If Egypt waits a few more years, AIDS prevention and treatment is going to cost much more than it does now and the disease will become much harder to control (http://www.dailystar.com).

The main area of concern remains in the area of sexual transmission. Sexual Transmission is a very hard area to control. The government says that the sexual transmission area is the hardest area to control because of the sensitivity of the topic. There are very few public awareness groups who deal with HIV/AIDS. The AIDS campaign continues to provide no information to teach the people of Egypt about how to prevent AIDS from spreading through sexual transmission. The National AID Program in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development(USAID) has planned the creation of at least fifteen voluntary testing centers(VTC’s) in Egypt. The VTC’s are a necessity for Egypt if AIDS testing is to be encouraged (http://www.dailystar.com).

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