hiv/aids…toward a better christian response we can make a difference

HIV/AIDS…Toward a HIV/AIDS…Toward a Better Christian Better Christian

ResponseResponse

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Which words come to Which words come to your mind when you your mind when you hear the word hear the word AIDSAIDS??

““HIV and AIDSHIV and AIDS…Let’s …Let’s Start with ourselves!”Start with ourselves!”

What about my attitude?

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-

SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-

IC STUDY COMBINED WITH

THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

Why do you think you Why do you think you missed the missed the letters Fletters F

while they were before while they were before your eyes???your eyes???

The reason we miss them is because we tend to read

only the big words. We tend to skip

over the small, less important words.

It’s exactly the same!It’s exactly the same!

For years people in Africa thought that HIV and

AIDS was not as big as a problem as it was said to

be. But suddenly HIV became a huge problem

which we can’t ignore any longer

Let’s Let’s Challenge you more!you more!

Let’s say that there is a very effective drug which could dramatically increase the life span of a person living with HIV , has recently been discovered . This drug is not going to cure the person , but instead of living for 8 – 10 years without medication , this person might live for 30 – 40 years before dying from AIDS

He / She will therefore remain HIV + and could infect people without the necessary precautions

The government has decided to run a pilot research project on this drug ,However the project budget can only fund one person’s treatment . This panel (You and all the participants ) has been approached to make recommendations on who would be the most appropriate person to receive this drug!

Our 3 potential Our 3 potential candidates are candidates are

Marc - a homosexual manAnne – a health care workerJulia – a domestic worker

So who should be So who should be awarded the grant?awarded the grant?

Remember that this treatment could mean

longer life!

Marc- surgeon– infected by patient– long-term

relationship with George, a pharmacist

Anne - 25 years old– infected sexually– works in a night

club after hours to raise income

– has 2 childrenJulia

– tested HIV+ when applied for life insurance for a home loan

– infected during doing a tatto– husband died of TB (AIDS-

related)

NowNowNowNow Marc and George

– Successful careers and wealthy Anne

– no medical aid– cannot get life insurance & her children

will be orphaned– still works at the night club as a

receptionist Julia

– lost her job because HIV+– husband’s policy paid out 50 000 USD – invited to invest money in daughter’s

business

We now can realizeWe now can realize

How quickly we judge How we base our choices on the minimum of information

We all tend to put people in boxes!

We have to admit thatWe have to admit that

For many of us ,HOW a person became HIV + positive is important, Are they “guilty” or “innocent”

We need to ask ourselves WHAT difference does it make how people got infected..

What Would Jesus Do?What Would Jesus Do?

We need to remember that there were “spit circles” by the Pharisees and the highly spiritual people while Jesus was on earth but he over-stepped all these boundaries by making friends with those who were “unacceptable”

To start thinking of serving our brothers

and sisters in the body of Christ who are living with HIV , We need to challenge ourselves

never to ask the question “ How were

you infected”

Now we need to know Now we need to know more than the basicsmore than the basics

Let’s Start our journey!

StatisticsStatistics

World statisticsWorld statistics

WHO (World Health Organization)

UNAIDS (United Nations )

A global view of HIV A global view of HIV infection infection End 2003End 2003

A global view of HIV A global view of HIV infection infection End 2003End 2003

Total: 33.3 million [31.4 million – 35.3 million]

Western & Central Europe

820 000[720 000 – 910 000]

Middle East & North Africa

460 000[400 000 – 530 000]

Sub-Saharan Africa22.5 million

[20.9 million – 24.2 million]

Eastern Europe & Central Asia

1.4 million [1.3 million – 1.6

million]

South & South-East Asia4.1 million


Oceania57 000

[50 000 – 64 000]

North America1.5 million


Central & South America

1.4 million[1.2 million – 1.6

million]

East Asia770 000

[560 000 – 1.0 million]

Adults and children estimated to be living with HIV 2009

Caribbean240 000

[220 000 – 270 000]

Estimated number of adults and children newly infected with HIV 2009


31 00031 000[23 000 – 40 000]

Middle East & North Africa75 00075 000

[61 000 – 92 000]

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.8 million1.8 million[1.6 million – 2.0

million]


130 000 130 000 [110 000 – 160 000]

South & South-East Asia270 000270 000

[240 000 – 320 000]

Oceania45004500

[3400 – 6000]

North America70 000

[44 000 – 130 000]

Central &South America

92 00092 000[70 000 – 120 000]

East Asia82 00082 000

[48 000 – 140 000]

Caribbean17 000

[13 000 – 21 000]


Estimated adult and child deaths from AIDS 2009


8500[6800 – 19 000]

Middle East & North Africa24 000

[20 000 – 27 000]

Sub-Saharan Africa1.3 million



76 000 [60 000 – 95 000]

South & South-East Asia260 000

[230 000 – 300 000]

Oceania1400

[<1000 – 2400]

North America26 000

[22 000 – 44 000]

Central & South America

58 000[43 000 – 70 000]

East Asia36 000

[25 000 – 50 000]Caribbean

12 000[8500 – 15 000]


Always remember that statistics is about

PEOPLE..Every figure or graph represents the

faces and lives of people..People like you

and me with family, children ,friends and

loved ones..

So what is the So what is the difference between difference between

HIV HIV andand AIDS ? AIDS ?

UMANUMAN

MMUNE MMUNE

DEFICIENCYDEFICIENCY

IRUSIRUS

UMANUMAN

MMUNE MMUNE

DEFICIENCYDEFICIENCY

IRUSIRUS

HIV

HIV

AIDS

AIDS

CQUIREDCQUIRED

MMUNEMMUNE

EFICIENCYEFICIENCY

YNDROMEYNDROME

CQUIREDCQUIRED

MMUNEMMUNE

EFICIENCYEFICIENCY

YNDROMEYNDROME

After a person has been infected, the virus starts breaking down the immune system and after some time the person’s immune system is so weak that they become susceptible to a variety of opportunistic infections .

So a person who is HIV +ve has the virus in their blood and can infect others but doesn’t yet have AIDS . As time passes ,their immune system will deteriorates as the HIV multiplies and destroys the immune system CD4 cells and the person develops AIDS

IF I was HIV +ve and you were to tell the people

at home after this session . “ a person who is HIV+ve gave us a talk today “ ,what will they think ? What they think

I look like?

HE LOOKS LIKE ANYONE !HE LOOKS LIKE ANYONE !

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So its imp to remember So its imp to remember thatthat

A person living with HIV looks like anyone else . It is only in the very final stages of AIDS

(which could be after 10 years of infection) the

person will start to have these symptoms we have in

mind

YES or NO??YES or NO??

No one anywhere in

the world has ever yet died of AIDS

How does HIV How does HIV attack the attack the

immune system?immune system?

How does HIV How does HIV attack the attack the

immune system?immune system?

How does it work?How does it work?How does it work?How does it work?

Your body is protected by the immune

system made up of White Blood Cells

(WBC).

Your body is protectedYour body is protectedYour body is protectedYour body is protected

White Blood Cells fight

diseases and viruses for your body.

White Blood Cells fight

diseases and viruses for your body.

the Struggle the Struggle the Struggle the Struggle

Strong diseases make you sick, but

the white blood cells

usually win in the end.

Now….HIV attacks!Now….HIV attacks!Now….HIV attacks!Now….HIV attacks!

The problem here is that

HIV is a virus attacks the white blood

cells themselves.

The Struggle – HIV the winner The Struggle – HIV the winner

The Struggle – HIV the winner The Struggle – HIV the winner

After a very

long struggle lasting years, HIV kills most of your white blood cells, leaving your

body unprotected

After some years with No After some years with No

protectionprotectionAfter some years with No After some years with No

protectionprotection

Many other diseases attack and kill the bodyWhen this starts happening we say that the person who has been HIV +ve now has AIDS

•Test

Smaller recurrent illnesses.

•AIDS defining illness

Window period

Infection

• progressive deterioration

• death

•Asymptomatic

0- 12 weeks 1 – 2 yr8 -10yr

Tests -

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tatu

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Opportunistic Opportunistic InfectionsInfections

0 -

10 -

100 -

1 000 -

10 000 -

100 000-

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- 750

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0- 12 Weeks

8-10Years

2- 3Years

Viral loadViral load

CD4 CountCD4 Count

Anti-bodiesAnti-bodies

How is HIV How is HIV transmitted ?transmitted ?

•Certain Body Fluids

•Certain Conditions

High HIV Concentration(Evidence of transmission)

Body FluidsBody FluidsBody FluidsBody Fluids

Low or No HIV Concentrati

on(No evidence

of transmissio

n)

BloodSemen

Vaginal fluidsBreast milk

SalivaTearsSweatUrine

Conditions for Conditions for transmissiontransmission of HIV of HIV

Body temperature

Moist environment

No contact with atmosphere

Essential: HIV+ person

Essential: HIV+ person

Ways of transmitting Ways of transmitting HIVHIV

Ways of transmitting Ways of transmitting HIVHIV

Sexual activity

Mother to baby

Blood

Sexual activity

Mother to baby

Blood

Blood and blood Blood and blood products products 2%2%

Blood and blood Blood and blood products products 2%2%

TransfusionTransfusion Needle pricksNeedle pricks Intravenous drug use

Intravenous drug use

Mother to babyMother to baby(1 in 3) (1 in 3) 10%

Mother to babyMother to baby(1 in 3) (1 in 3) 10%

PregnancyPregnancy

Breast-feedingBreast-feeding

BirthBirth

Sexual activity Sexual activity 87%87%Sexual activity Sexual activity 87%87%

Hetero-Hetero-

Homo Less than 1%-Homo Less than 1%-

Bi-Bi-

How HIV is How HIV is NOT NOT

transmittedtransmitted ? ?

Social contactSocial contactSocial contactSocial contact

Toilet Toilet Seats Seats

TreatmentTreatmentWhat do we mean by

“treatment”? Antiretroviral therapy

(ART) Building the immune

system Treat the symptoms of

opportunistic infections

NOW How should we as Christians respond to

HIV and AIDS?

Guiding Guiding Principles Principles

1- Compelled by the 1- Compelled by the love of Christlove of Christ

Our Motivation 2 Corinthians 5:14

2- To accept as 2- To accept as Christ acceptsChrist accepts

Our Attitude Towards People

Romans 15:7

3- To serve God in 3- To serve God in practical acts of practical acts of

Love and Love and compassioncompassion

Our ServiceJames 1:27

4- With Wisdom from heaven

Our Search for answers and

solutionsJames 3:17

5- To break the 5- To break the silence by speaking silence by speaking

the truth in lovethe truth in love

Our ResponsibilityEphesians 4:15

6- To believe is to 6- To believe is to have hopehave hope

Our Hope1 Peter 1:3

7-We are the body 7-We are the body of Christof Christ

Our Identity 1 Corinthians 12:12

8- To be Christ’s 8- To be Christ’s AmbassadorsAmbassadors

Our Task 2 Corinthians 5:20

"Only by confronting stigma and discrimination,

will the fight against HIV/AIDS be won".

United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

Remember that the way Remember that the way won’t be easy all the won’t be easy all the

time!time!Emotional needs and pastoral care

at the 4 phases which the person pass through

Condoms??? ( Lawful/Unlawful Sex Vs. Safe/Unsafe Sex)

Between cultural and religious practices

Is AIDS God’s punishment for immortality?

??

StigmaStigma

Discrimination Discrimination

SilenceSilence

TO KNOW OR NOT TO KNOW ???

From vision to From vision to action action

What steps would be What steps would be necessary to move necessary to move

from vision to from vision to action ?action ?

STEP 1Situational

analysis

STEP 1Situational

analysisSTEP 2

Identifying

issues

STEP 2Identifyi

ng issues

STEP 3Making

strategic choices

STEP 4Developing objectives

and activities

STEP 4Developing objectives

and activities

STEP 5Monitoring

and evaluation

STEP 5Monitoring

and evaluation

HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS TeamTeam

HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS TeamTeam

The Surprise is…..The Surprise is…..

Today was just an introduction!!

YES..We need to know more

HIV/AIDS and Our HIV/AIDS and Our

AttitudeAttitude

Breaking the IceChallenging people’s attitudes

More than the BasicsMore than the Basics

Sharing up-to-date Statistics

Providing in-depth info on the transmission of HIV , treatment and self-protection

Living with HIV and Living with HIV and AIDSAIDS

Discovering the phases and needs of people living with HIV , moving from diagnosis to acceptance

Living positively with HIV and AIDS

Advanced info on Antiretroviral treatment

HIV and AIDS- Christian HIV and AIDS- Christian ResponseResponse

Exploring Christian guiding principles

Stigma and discriminationExplaining the counseling and

pastoral needs of HIV infected /affected people in each phase of the infection

HIV and AIDS – HIV and AIDS – Community Response Community Response

In order for a church to respond ,they need to go around

, know what is happening in their communities and those

who are already involved in care projects and share their needs

HIV and AIDS – HIV and AIDS – Mobilizing a church to Mobilizing a church to be a channel of hope”be a channel of hope”

Motivating a church to respond to HIV and AIDS

Mobilization and planning toward becoming “a Channel of Hope”

Our lives begin to Our lives begin to end the day we end the day we become silent become silent

about things that about things that matter“ matter“

Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr.Jr.

If you believe and I take heedIf you believe and I take heedUnited against AIDSUnited against AIDS

With love and care we’ll conquer With love and care we’ll conquer allall South Africa South Africa will be saved will be saved

(x3)(x3)With love and care we’ll conquer With love and care we’ll conquer

all South Africa will be savedall South Africa will be saved


With love and care we’ll conquer With love and care we’ll conquer allall South Africa South Africa will be saved will be saved

(x3)(x3)With love and care we’ll conquer With love and care we’ll conquer

all South Africa will be savedall South Africa will be saved

Song against AIDSSong against AIDSPE Tech Peer educators 2001PE Tech Peer educators 2001

Song against AIDSSong against AIDSPE Tech Peer educators 2001PE Tech Peer educators 2001


We’ll fight our fears with truth and We’ll fight our fears with truth and lovelove

all Africa all Africa will be saved (x3)will be saved (x3)With love and care we’ll conquer allWith love and care we’ll conquer all

and Africa will be savedand Africa will be saved


We’ll fight our fears with truth and We’ll fight our fears with truth and lovelove

all Africa all Africa will be saved (x3)will be saved (x3)With love and care we’ll conquer allWith love and care we’ll conquer all

and Africa will be savedand Africa will be saved

Today believe, today take heedToday believe, today take heedUnite with us we prayUnite with us we pray

With hearts inspired, we’ll heed the With hearts inspired, we’ll heed the callcall

For God will lead the way (x3)For God will lead the way (x3)With hearts inspired, we’ll heed the With hearts inspired, we’ll heed the

callcallThe whole world The whole world will be savedwill be saved

Today believe, today take heedToday believe, today take heedUnite with us we prayUnite with us we pray

With hearts inspired, we’ll heed the With hearts inspired, we’ll heed the callcall

For God will lead the way (x3)For God will lead the way (x3)With hearts inspired, we’ll heed the With hearts inspired, we’ll heed the

callcallThe whole world The whole world will be savedwill be saved

““We are the body of We are the body of Christ…”Christ…”

The body of Christ has AIDS!

““If one member If one member suffers, we all suffer”suffers, we all suffer”

““If one member If one member suffers, we all suffer”suffers, we all suffer”

We pray that God will help We pray that God will help us to…us to…

Accept as Christ acceptedLive as the body of ChristBe compelled by the love of ChristSpeak the truth in loveFind wisdom from heavenBe ambassadors of ChristAnd start practically to help people

May We Be Channels of

God’s HOPE!

THANK U!

hiv/aids…toward a better christian response we can make a difference

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