African AIDS Crisis Caused by Poor Leadership and Ignorance

April 8, 2004

The African AIDS crisis has killed millions and will kill millions more in the next few years. Africa’s Leaders are too wrapped up with political power and money to make any real effort to stop the epidemic. 

The epidemic has momentum and will be difficult to change.  One start would be to take an honest approach to the problem and tell their citizens that their behaviors are also a problem.

The following are the major issues responsible for the AIDS crisis in Africa:

·        Promiscuity in general, especially of males.

·        Dry sex practices which result in injury to the woman allowing the virus to enter her.

·        Not using condoms.

·        Lack of education about AIDS in government and at the community level.

·        Rape of virgins to cure AIDS.

·        Stigmatization of anyone with AIDS.

·        Denial that HIV causes AIDS.

·        Inject able drug use.

·        Using untested and snake oil “cures” instead of established drugs and practices.

·        Denial of treatment to the ill, blaming them for the disease.

·        Blaming others for the problem. Using the “blame-game” in general to avoid the issues at hand.

Only Africans can cure their AIDS problem.