December 7, 2009
‘Re-strategise to slow down spread of AIDS’
By SYLVIA LOOI
Star
IPOH: Non-governmental organisations dealing with AIDS and HIV have been urged to re-strategise their plan of action to slow down the spread of the disease.
Malaysian Red Crescent Society national vice-chairman Datuk Dr Bahari Abu Mansor said that at present, organisations such as Pemadam and Malaysian AIDS Council were only giving “symptomatic treatment” to the problem.
“When a patient suffers from a cough, the doctor will prescribe cough mixture. But for AIDS and HIV, symptomatic treatment will not solve the problem,” he said yesterday.
Speaking to reporters here after launching an exhibition and talk on HIV/AIDS, Dr Bahari said NGOs should go back to the crux of the problem — drug users and addicts.
“Even though they are not involved in intravenous injection, they go for other types of drugs like amphetamine.”
“When they are high on drugs, they engage in unprotected sex.”
Dr Bahari also revealed that Malaysia was now one of the top three countries in the Western Pacific region with the highest HIV infection.
“We have to seriously examine why we are on top now,” he said, adding that Malaysians were not serious about HIV infection.
‘Re-strategise to slow down spread of AIDS’
By SYLVIA LOOI
Star
IPOH: Non-governmental organisations dealing with AIDS and HIV have been urged to re-strategise their plan of action to slow down the spread of the disease.
Malaysian Red Crescent Society national vice-chairman Datuk Dr Bahari Abu Mansor said that at present, organisations such as Pemadam and Malaysian AIDS Council were only giving “symptomatic treatment” to the problem.
“When a patient suffers from a cough, the doctor will prescribe cough mixture. But for AIDS and HIV, symptomatic treatment will not solve the problem,” he said yesterday.
Speaking to reporters here after launching an exhibition and talk on HIV/AIDS, Dr Bahari said NGOs should go back to the crux of the problem — drug users and addicts.
“Even though they are not involved in intravenous injection, they go for other types of drugs like amphetamine.”
“When they are high on drugs, they engage in unprotected sex.”
Dr Bahari also revealed that Malaysia was now one of the top three countries in the Western Pacific region with the highest HIV infection.
“We have to seriously examine why we are on top now,” he said, adding that Malaysians were not serious about HIV infection.
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