Comments on: The Next Step in Combatting the Spread of HIV/AIDS Among Women and Girls http://blog.aids.gov/2012/03/the-next-step-in-combating-the-spread-of-hivaids-among-women-and-girls.html HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mark Neil http://blog.aids.gov/2012/03/the-next-step-in-combating-the-spread-of-hivaids-among-women-and-girls.html#comment-294734 Mark Neil Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:56:14 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5934#comment-294734 “There are approximately 1.2 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, including more than 290,000 women.”

I’m curious how, if there are 1.2 million people with HIV/Aids, and only 290,000 of them are women, thus leaving over 3 times as many men (910,000)…why is the focus here on combating the spread amongst women and girls? Does combating the spread amongst men not matter? Or perhaps you feel that is something left to the white house council on boys to men.. the council that doesn’t exists except in a proposal offered to the president two years ago and subsequently ignored? I think this is a prime example of just how little regard our government has for men, and their health and safety.

]]> By: George Feicht http://blog.aids.gov/2012/03/the-next-step-in-combating-the-spread-of-hivaids-among-women-and-girls.html#comment-294014 George Feicht Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:39:19 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5934#comment-294014 As a counselor workin with individuals addicted to alcohol and other drugs, as well as an insstructor of Communicable Diseases I hqave witnessed the devastation of the disease of AIDS sim]nce it was called GRID in the beginning. I think the articles was excellent. We, as a Nation need to address this epidemic. People of color are especially affected when reviewing the current increase in HIV cases over the newly diagnosed AIDS cases, showing the trend is heading up. I see this as a general call for us to develop new strategies to prevent this increase from contiuing to rise.

]]> By: Todd Crosby http://blog.aids.gov/2012/03/the-next-step-in-combating-the-spread-of-hivaids-among-women-and-girls.html#comment-292844 Todd Crosby Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:01:03 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5934#comment-292844 In Bmore, MD, drug addiction has created urban anarchy with rapid risky sex as exchange of power and desperation.

]]> By: Todd Crosby http://blog.aids.gov/2012/03/the-next-step-in-combating-the-spread-of-hivaids-among-women-and-girls.html#comment-292841 Todd Crosby Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:49:52 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5934#comment-292841 In Baltimore, MD, the inability to arrest drug addiction, poor modeling and a lack of social restraints may be some factors for the spike in cases. Girls now have to fend off advances of middle aged males who are often spurned by females in their peer group. Drug addiction creates urban anarchy with rapid and risky sex acts being an exchange of both power and desperation.

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