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‘Evolve strategies to contain HIV scourge’
A National AIDS Committee executive yesterday underscored the need for evolving strategies to ensure efiective international coordination and cooperation to contain the HIV scourge, reports UNB
"From the magnitude and 'the fast spread of the deadly disease it s quite evident that human race is now facing a planetary crisis of an unprecedented nature". Major General MR Chowdhury, the chairman of the technical committee, said in his keynote paper at a meeting of “the National AIDS Commit-rtee.
' The seminar on "AIDS Pandemic: Bangladesh: Future Challenges and Strategies" was organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at a local hotel in the afternoon.
National AIDS Committee chairman Prof AQM Badrud-doza Chowdhury was the chief guest at the meeting While Health and Family Welfare Minister Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf the special guest.
"There is evidence to indicate that societal attitude and behaviour profoundly affect the Individual attitude regarding sex." Chowdhury told the meeting.
"HIV/AIDS is the greatest ! medical tragedy of this century and it potentially affects us whether by actual infec-1 tion or by threat of Infection ;or by devastating conse-ouences of infection on our . families, friends and communities."
He said the sprawling sex industries in Thailand and India were not only posing threat to the individual country, but also other countries. including Bangladesh.
The authorities of the Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram, and the neighbouring Myanmar are grappling with the increasing number
of HIV positive IVDUs. Major General Chowdhury pointed out.
Discussing possible modes of entry and spread of HIV in Bangladesh, he identified Bangladeshi migrants returning home, foreign tourists visiting Bangladesh, heterosexual activities, use of unchecked blood and its products and drug addiction.
"A total of 44 individuals have been found positive so far (in Bangladesh) out of which one was a foreigner." he said. '
Prof B Chowdhury cited some recommendations, in eluding a task force to be formed in the Health and Family Welfare Ministry with the help of the National AIDS Committee to Identify the Immediate action plan and create a safe blood screening system
Presided over by health secretary Syed Ahmed, the meeting was attended, among others, by US Ambas-sadof David N Merrill. British High Commissioner Peter J Fowler. EU Mission chief In Bangladesh Michael Durry and Open University Vice-Chancellor Prof Shamsher All.
Some NGO represents tivea also took part in the discussion.