HIV perceptions

Pediatricians are assumed to perceive pediatrics immunology as taboo or complicated topic, however pediatrics HIV is becoming an important topic due to the fail of PMTCT to reduce it, due to different reasons. Immunopaedia is website targetting pediatricians and medical students with immunology pediatrics related information in South Africa www.immunopaedia.org.za The site offers free registration and it has free materials to download and case studies.

Many initiatives took place to support HIV drugs roll-out and reducing prices. Research papers always mention the effect of international donors to roll-out drugs. However, if the person looks closely who is stearing the agenda of HIV treatment plans, they are the activists who advocate for their rights and for patients' rights. It will be interesting to quantify and document the effect of each stakeholder on HIV treatment plans. This picture is my favourite one showing Zackie Achmat, chairperson of Treatment Action Campaign, with the minister of health in South Africa. Zackie is one the driving forces to support HIV patients' rights.

High life A collegue at work did share 'high life' concept among youngsters in Tanzania, because they lost hope of life when they started losing their social network due to HIV/AIDS, so they see living up to 45 or 40 with risky behavior is good to enjoy life, and what become known by High Life. 001 Concept used in Zimbabwe, which mean 0 breakfast, 0 lunch and 1 dinner. I wonder how HIV patients' life look like if they want to live on 001?