Re: AP: 15 lakh and counting, ticking AIDS bomb explodes in state

[Guest guest]

Dear Readers and Critics,

Why would A.P. be surprised at this revelation?

How many NGO's in A.P. support the health and safety of the sex work

industry from the point of view of the workers, their clients, and the

community?

How long is it going to take to implement the first signs of reality I have seen

in that State for 4 years based on a recent read from the C.M., APSACS and the

Health Ministry? There is a lot of water to try pushing up hill in A.P.

How are care and support issues being addressed?

How is treatment roll out being improved?

What efforts are being made to educate A.P. citizens about the real risks and

the obvious myths around HIV infectivity? The record is poor in the places I

read from.

I have not been encouraged to work in A.P. but I am interested in hearing from

those that are because there is much evidence of best practice available now to

act as a guide - vis a vis Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Geoffrey

E-mail: <gheaviside@...>