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HIV/AIDS
has become one of the dominant
public health concerns today.
It is no longer restricted
to specific regions in the
world or individuals with
high-risk behavior; rather
it can infect and affect housewives,
fetus, children, youth, rich,
poor or any body and anywhere.
The situation of HIV/AIDS
is alarming in India. Nearly
2.5 million people are infected
with HIV in India, a number
that is third highest in the
world. Of the total cases,
about 35% are aged 15-29 years.
Every day approximately 800
people become infected with
HIV and of them young people
below 25 years account for
over 50% infections.
Ironically, 90 percent of
the infected people themselves
are not aware of their HIV
status and may therefore be
transmitting the virus to
partners unknowingly. Young
people and more so young girls
are comparatively more vulnerable
to HIV than old people, primarily
because of social norms and
attitudes; ideologies and
taboos; unemployment and poverty;
behavior and inexperience;
ignorance and myths but also
biologically.
Education can combat HIV/AIDS
One of the reasons of
gradual spread of HIV/AIDS
in Asia and Africa is very
low level of awareness and
education, which contributes
to perpetuation of myths and
misconceptions. Some of the
main reasons for HIV/AIDS
education are:
- Preventing
new infections from taking
place
- Improving
quality of life for HIV
positive people
- Reducing
stigma and discrimination
Technology
for PLWHAs
There
is still no cure for HIV/AID.
But wth advancement of medical
system, today there is also
a scope of pro-longing the
lives of PLWHAs. This is really
not happening in the developing
countries due to lack of information
reach and poor patient management.
So there is a huge need of
such mobile management systems
like CST Manager. Such systems
are very appropriate for managing
diverse and large infected
population living in high
prevalent areas for example
in India, Africa, China, East
Europe, Latin America and
South East Asia.
ZMQ
Commitment
As
a "Technology for Development"
Social Enterprise; ZMQ is
committed to fight HIV/AIDS
using its core competency
of technology based edutainment
games and educational/ awareness
programs; and use technology
to develop high class care,
support and treatment system
for proper management of PLWHAs.
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