{"id":74,"date":"2006-11-15T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-15T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/worldofpablo.com\/?p=74"},"modified":"2006-11-15T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-15T09:22:00","slug":"wake-up-pune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldofpablo.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/wake-up-pune\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake Up Pune"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know. The posts have dried up again recently. I know I’m in danger of crying wolf if I plead lack of time but things really have been chaotic recently (though wonderfully so).<\/p>\n

Workwise, at the moment it’s all systems go for Wake Up Pune<\/em>, which kicks off on the 20th November.<\/p>\n

Wake Up Pune <\/em>is a city-wide HIV\/AIDS awareness campaign being organised by a coalition of agencies working in the field of HIV\/AIDS. DISHA (Deep Griha’s Integrated Service for HIV\/AIDS) is playing a major role.<\/p>\n

What the campaign boils down to is this:<\/p>\n

Does Pune have a problem? Yes.
\nDoes Pune know there is a problem? No.<\/p>\n

India is now the country with the single largest number of people living with HIV\/AIDS (PWLHA) at 5.7 million (UNAIDS 2006). One in five of those cases are in Maharashtra, Pune’s state.<\/p>\n

According the the latest figures we have, the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) conservatively estimates that HIV prevalence in Pune is 1.8%, nearly twice the WHO epidemic mark of 1%! These are numbers from 2002… I think they’ve given up counting recently.
\nGiven that Pune has a (rapidly growing) population of 4 million, that’s at least 80,000 PWLHA. Nobody talks about this. People are burying their heads in the sand. Hence Wake Up Pune.<\/p>\n

I’ve just been working on the campaign website – www.wakeuppune.org <\/a>– designed by Coen with content from yours truly. If you’re interested, full details about the campaign can be seen there.<\/p>\n

Since I’m on the subject, here’s a quick refresher for everyone…<\/p>\n

There are only four ways to contract HIV:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Unprotected sex
\n\u2022 Sharing infected needles
\n\u2022 Exposure to HIV infected blood
\n\u2022 Mother to child transmission<\/p>\n

HIV cannot be transmitted through:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Coughing, sneezing
\n\u2022 Shaking hands, kissing or touching
\n\u2022 Sharing food or drinks
\n\u2022 Sharing crockery or cutlery
\n\u2022 Contact with toilet seats
\n\u2022 Insect or animal bites
\n\u2022 Swimming pools, baths
\n\u2022 Eating food prepared by someone with HIV<\/p>\n

Check out the website if you have time. It’s got a few images of the posters we’re producing for the campaign, along with details of the various activities in the pipeline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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