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FOR OUR UNDER 25'S. please read.
Young people should be at the forefront of the fight against HIV and Aids.
Teenagers and young people from across the world were at the event, which marked World Aids Day.
Speakers included those working to tackle the spread of HIV in Africa, along with members of the Terence Higgins Trust. The conference took place just days after new statistics showed there were 345 new cases of HIV identified in Scotland alone last year. Across the UK young people account for 11% of all diagnoses of HIV. And 6,000 young people worldwide contract the virus every day, with 15 to 24 year olds
making up the fastest growing group of infections. Emma Laverie, the Scottish Youth Parliament's development officer said: "It's time to talk frankly about HIV and Aids. Infection rates are on the rise in this country and young people are especially at risk. We need to work to reduce HIV in the UK and the best way to do this is to make sure young people are at the forefront of this effort."
John Loughton, the chairman of the Scottish Youth Parliament, said: "HIV infections are rising and many of them are among young people under the age of 25.If that is not a call to young people to be leading the fight against HIV and Aids, I don't know what is." He continued: "With 6,000 young people contracting HIV every day it is vital that young people from around the UK push for change. There is still a real stigma
surrounding HIV and Aids in many parts of the world. We need to challenge this with youth led, positive action."
Teenagers and young people from across the world were at the event, which marked World Aids Day.
Speakers included those working to tackle the spread of HIV in Africa, along with members of the Terence Higgins Trust. The conference took place just days after new statistics showed there were 345 new cases of HIV identified in Scotland alone last year. Across the UK young people account for 11% of all diagnoses of HIV. And 6,000 young people worldwide contract the virus every day, with 15 to 24 year olds
making up the fastest growing group of infections. Emma Laverie, the Scottish Youth Parliament's development officer said: "It's time to talk frankly about HIV and Aids. Infection rates are on the rise in this country and young people are especially at risk. We need to work to reduce HIV in the UK and the best way to do this is to make sure young people are at the forefront of this effort."
John Loughton, the chairman of the Scottish Youth Parliament, said: "HIV infections are rising and many of them are among young people under the age of 25.If that is not a call to young people to be leading the fight against HIV and Aids, I don't know what is." He continued: "With 6,000 young people contracting HIV every day it is vital that young people from around the UK push for change. There is still a real stigma
surrounding HIV and Aids in many parts of the world. We need to challenge this with youth led, positive action."
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PRECIOUS THEIR LIFES ARE TO PEOPLE
WHO LOVE THEM ..I FEEL THE CASES
OF AIDS AND STD'S ARE ON THE RISE IN ALMOST EVERY COUNTRY INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES , SO
MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AGE 25 AND YOUNGER ARE ENGAGING IN RISKY
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR PLUS THEY ARE
TAKING RISK EXPERIMENTING WITH
USING NEEDLES TO SHOOT UP DRUGS
WITH , SOME TIMES THE NEEDLES
ARE SHARED AMONG MANY YOUTHS .
YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN ARE
GIVING THEIR SELFS TO PEOPLE
THAT THEY HARDLY EVEN KNOW THEN
THEY ARE STRICTING WITH HIV AND STD'S DISEASES , ALSO, SOME
CONTACT HEPATITIS -C WHICH INCURRABLE .. ALL YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO READ THIS , PLEASE THINK TWICE WHO YOUR PARTNERS ARE ..
PLEASE CONSIDER TWICE BEFORE TAKING RISK .. ALSO, MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE PROTECTED SEX , GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
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You're right; this problem didn't originate with the current generation, and perhaps it seems unfair that this generation is stuck with having to take additional precautions. But before HIV, it was herpes. And before THAT, it was (and still is) gonorrhea, syphilyis, chlamydia, HPV, and so on. Anyone who is sexually active should consider their risks in contracting these diseases, particularly if they have multiple partners. It's just a fact, like it or not. Asking the medical professionals to fight the battle for us really seems to be passing the buck if we have the power to stop these diseases on our own.
It is a matter of FACT that for every diagnosed case of HIV, there are AT LEAST 3 others with it who are UNDIAGNOSED and you risk screwing one of them before your 25th birthday. I want to help make you AWARE of the risk. I don't want to stop you enjoying sex but unfortunately you CANNOT tell who has HIV by looking. Thats the biggest difference between HIV and the rest of the STD's out there. If this post stops just one of you getting it, then thats a job well done by me.
I personally hope you never ever get it but the probobilty is that you will get at least one STD and that could well be the worst one, HIV.
16 to 25 year olds are the biggest AT RISK group and the BIGGEST group with STD's. Thats a matter of fact. Sorry if this is news to you. I don't make the facts, I am merely passing this one on.
So they will continue to try to get "us" to address our responsibilities first, and we have to rise to that challenge.