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President Bush Tasks African Leaders On Priorities

Opening Ceremony: ICASA 2011, Addis AbabaThe 43rd  President of the United states of America, President George Bush wants African Leaders to set new priorities on saving lives of Millions of people living with  HIV as well as protect the interest of vulnerable groups in the continent.
 President Bush who said investment in HIV is for preservation of life challenged African leaders to take practical step in sustaining efforts at combating HIV prevalence in the continent.
President Bush  gave an assurance that America would not succumb to the temptation of abandoning nations battling with the disease.... Listen to the full reports

Experts Called for Shared Responsibilities in Management of HIV-Aids

INTRODUCTION
As the world celebrates the world Aids Day, stakeholders have called for up scaling of shared responsibilities as well as ensured sustainable Funding on HIV-Aids through effective implementation of National Health Insurance Scheme. NHIS.
Radio Nigeria Correspondent Timothy Bamidele in this special report takes a look at progress made in HIV-Aids prevention in Nigeria and steps to sustain the level of success recorded
Narration
This is the 30th year after AIDS was discover as a threat to human being and the 5th year after the declaration towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
Recent report from the United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids, UNAIDS indicates that so far this year was a significant one for the AIDS response in view of unprecedented progress made in science, political leadership and result.
Other highlights of the report also indicates that Nigeria was among five countries in Africa including  Burkina Faso, Congo, Ghana, and Togo with more than 25 percent decline in HIV prevalence.
Speaking on factor responsible for success recorded in Nigeria, a volunteer with the Family Health International in Osogbo , Osun state, Miss Imoyera Winifred explained that community engagement and involvement of donor agencies and development partners have gone a long way in the fight against the scourge.…But I will say it’s involvement of International body, when FHI came into Osogbo in 2009 and I can say categorically ever since there has been in Osun state specifically, there has been a drop since 2009 and even till now
In a separate interview, Mrs Olajide Akanni of the Journalist Against Aids said though the nation has recorded success in the decline of HIV prevalence it is not yet over saying the incidence of new infections still poses threat to actualizing a holistic success.
Mrs Akanni further spelt out the areas of priority that the nation must take into consideration in the days ahead “prevention of mother to child transmission is one of the pivotal area of reducing new infection, because if you can get an HIV mother on treatment such that she does not transmit the infection to her child, then you’re reducing the rate of new infection”
Speaking on how the nation could consolidate on the success recorded  a policy consultant and a trainer, Dr folarin Olowu said there was the need for all inclusive shared responsibilities and the need for the  nation to leverage on the initiative of National Health Insurance Scheme by enlarging the pool of beneficiaries thereby providing robust financial base for funding of health programme including HIV-Aids
“If you have a wider pool of Nigerians who enrolled in National Health Insurance, that is where the bulk of the money should come from and the way to go is to get the health insurance scheme operational” Dr Folarin however said people infected with HIV-Aids should also be prepared for user fee in the nearest future  to manage their health as funding climate is changing and resources shrinking yearly from donor agencies

Osun news

Osun state Government is to initiate a bill that will ensure that public buildings will be made compliant for easy movement of persons with disabilities.
The Commissioner for Youths, Sports and Special Needs, Mr Kola Balogun stated this in Oshogbo, the Osun state capital  at a public function where a non governmental organisation interacted with disable persons to assess their needs.
According to the Commissioner for Youths, Sports and Specal needs the bill is part of a comprehensive plan by the state government at ensuring that persons with special needs are properly catered for in the society.
Mr Balogun who said the state government would  continue to look for avenue to attract  support for  persons with disabilities through partnership with corporate organisations maintained that the present government  would  inspire youths to realise their potentials especially in sports.
Also speaking on the need to empower persons with disabilities, a representative of the non governmental organisation a foundation  Mrs Foyinsola Oyebola said  corporate organisations must ensure that they embarked on social responsibilities through provisions of equipment and empowerment scheme.
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Mrs Oyebola added that the society has a lot to gain when potentials of persons with disabilities are explored rather than allowed them to be overcome by physical limitations.
I am Timothy Bamidele