If you go to the World AIDS Conference website held in Vienna you will see a number of important things.

1. Excellent work has been done in the field of ARVs and the supply there of (LISTEN TO PRES BILL CLINTON’S SPEECH)
2. The establishment of clinics.
3. Techniques to prevent the newborn child from becoming HIV +ve if the mother is +ve. (I SAY LETS PREVENT THE MOTHER FROM BECOMING +ve.)
4. No significant progress in the field of PREVENTION. Urgent calls from numerous personalities for new educational tools, and the stress that as many educational tools as necessary are required.
5.Pres. Clinton stated “Too much money is spent by too many people getting on to too many aircraft to go to too many conferences” (25,000 people attended the Vienna Conference most of whom are using AIDS donated money). This is an excellent website and one can glean much knowledge without attending the conference. Only those with something positive to contribute should be invited to attend.

Key note speaker to the World AIDS Conference in Mexico City, and Champion for AIDS in Africa, past president of Botswana, the Hon. Festus Mogae made the following statement at that conference – “WE ARE URGENTLY LOOKING FOR AN INNOVATIVE AND INVIGORATING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE PREVENTION OF HIV!” Sir, I have that program!

My conclusion is that I need to speak to the organisations that donate the money ( e.g. PEPFAR ) and not those who receive it. The donors need to know that their donations are being well spent. At the moment there is no accountability on behalf of the NGOs.
You had a keynote speaker at your conference from the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Ask him to provide you with the educational program that his organisation is using for PREVENTION of HIV. (He wont – His CEO didn’t when I asked him. He said he didn’t need GIMME 5 as he had an EXCELLENT PREVENTION PROGRAM. Ask to see that program).

HOW DOES ONE TEACH THE PREVENTION OF HIV?
1. one doesn’t teach directly only indirectly. We teach ethics and values and thru the backdoor HIV. If you are a HEALTHY DUDE, a CARING DUDE, a LOYAL DUDE, a SAFE DUDE you should not contract HIV.
2. You need a DYNAMIC, HOLISTIC PROGRAM which is competitive, animated, unique, educational and compliments and enhances any educational program already in existence. GIMME 5 question cards can cover any educational topic e.g. drug abuse. If there are not sufficient questions on the topic you wish to cover, simply add questions of your own.
3. This needs to be introduced into formal and informal education and is particularly useful for peer educators/ youth leaders/ church volunteers.

IF ONE PEER EDUCATOR CAN PREVENT ONE PERSON FROM BECOMING HIV +VE WE HAVE A WIN.

To quote your very own, the late Michael Jackson – “We are the world, we are the children. Lets make it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race. There are people dying, BUT LET’S NOT FORGET THE LIVING …..”

I have a son in Nashville TN, a teacher by profession, who has the GIMME 5 programs, and spent 2 weeks in the training of teachers in some of the 5500 state schools we covered in 2010. Perhaps your Nashville representative can make contact with him.

YOURS IN HEALTH AND EDUCATION.

DR D V KOLNICK.