There are some cases, like rape, example given by SN….those are like 1%…the majority contract AIDS through unprotected sex, and that can be controlled/prevented/….etc.

There are so many problems in Africa. ..if people were a bit serious…AIDS should not be as big of a problem as it is now….

Ila nilichokuwa najaribu kusema ni hivi: Kama vijana tunaotakiwa kujua nini tunasema, hatuna budi kuwa waangalifu na kuacha mzaha tunapoongelea na kujadili magonjwa fulani. Leo unapita mitaa ya Tandale, unateleza na kuangukia kwenye kiwembe kilichotumiwa muda mfupi uliopita, nadhani bado utakuwa unafikiri saratani ni ugonjwa “zaidi” kuliko Ukimwi?

Fikiria tena…

Kwa kumalizia tu, huwa nashtushwa sana na kauli kama hizo; majanga mengine kama El Nino, tsunami, Katrina, oil spils, matetemeko ya ardhi n.k. yakitokea, basi tusisumbuke kutafuta njia za kuwapa waathirika ahueni kwasababu “Mother Nature” anafanya kazi yake.

Kumalizia, there is a point in these and other research efforts to reduce human suffering through disease.

I’d rather that effort used to cure cancer and such diseases. Anyway all these diseases come as forces of nature trying to find balance.

Basi watu waache hata kutafuta dawa za saratani! It’s all about Mother Nature trying to find the balance, I guess.

Sijui watu waliopoteza ndugu, jamaa na marafiki kwasababu ya Ukimwi watasemaje baada ya kusoma maoni yako, Bata. Au ukiona watu wanavyotaabika… Kumbuka wengine wameambukizwa na wapenzi wao ambao hawakuwa waaminifu kwenye ndoa au mahusiano. Na kuna watoto wanaoambukizwa wakati wananyonyeshwa; kutumia viwembe, miswaki, n.k. iliyotumiwa na watu walioathirika.

Mimi nimepoteza ndugu na najua jinsi inavyouma; familia zinavunjika, wake zao wameachwa wakijua ipo siku nao mauti itawakuta na watawaacha watoto wao (ambao wengine wameathirika).

Tulikuwa na kamjadala kwenye semina fulani miezi miwili iliyopita. Kwa kifupi tu, wahusika walikuwa wanatakiwa wawashawishi wapinzani wao ili wafanikishe utafiti wao wa kisayansi. Ishu ni hivi: wahusika walikuwa wana nafasi ya kusuluhisha mambo kwa kushirikiana, kwasababu hawatumii malighafi moja (kutoka kwenye tunda fulani).

Sasa, kampuni moja inatengeneza dawa za saratani, na nyingine malaria. Mmoja akasema, “Kwasababu malaria ni ugonjwa mdogo tu, hawana ‘chance’ ya kushinda mjadala.” [Sikuweza kunyamaza na nilijitahidi kuwaeleza bluntly hali halisi na mawazo yao!]

Kusema ukweli, nadhani hii ndio attitude ya watu wanaodhani saratani ni ugonjwa fulani “maalumu”; kwasababu inawaathiri wao zaidi. Hata leo ukienda sehemu ukasema wewe unafanya utafiti wa ungonjwa wa saratani, utapata heshima zaidi kuliko anayehangaika na malaria.

Lakini ukiona jinsi watu wanaokufa kwa malaria, utabadili mawazo yako. Kwasababu mimi na wewe tunajua kuwa kuna tiba na mtu anaweza kujikinga.

Ninachojaribu kusema ni hiki: tuwe waangalifu, kujikinga na hata kwenye mijadala kuhusu magonjwa fulani. Siwezi kuanzisha utani kuhusu “swine flu” au kuuongelea ugonjwa fulani juu juu kwasababu tu sina. Ugonjwa ni ugonjwa; na watu wanaojitolea kutafuta tiba na kinga wapewe pongezi.

Kwa kumalizia tu, soma kuhusu historia ya ugonjwa wa kaswende… Una tiba sasa hivi na watu wanauongelea kama mafua tu. Lakini kizazi kile kilipukutishwa; watu waliumia sana, mifumo yao ya fahamu iliuwawa na wakabaki kama wafu wanaoweza kutumia mapafu yao tu.

However, if i look at the bigger picture, i dont see the point of this research. If its not AIDS, something else will come up. So finding the cure for AIDS wont solve anything. The root cause is unprotected sex….

I’d rather that effort used to cure cancer and such diseases. Anyway all these diseases come as forces of nature trying to find balance.

I’ll stop here; I guess i’m contradicting myself now…

I applaud the scientists for their findings.