The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is recommending the voluntary teaching of sexuality education, including masturbation and aphrodisiacs, starting at age five to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.
Experts at a seminar have said social stigma is a major obstacle to fighting HIV/AIDS in the country.
Describing the AIDS as a deadly disease, they said all should change their attitude towards HIV/AIDS-infected patients for the prevention of the disease.
Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr AFM Ruhul Haque on Friday told the House that there are 476 AIDS patients in the country and the government has undertaken various measures to check the deadly disease.
Number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) bearers may reach a threat-level abruptly as around 6.5 million people are drug users as well as the number is rising in the country alarmingly while 0.4 per cent of total injecting drug users (IDU) are infected with HIV.
Sexual trafficking of children, women and girls through commercial exploitation, is a fundamental violation of their rights. It is a universal and complex problem, which defies both simplistic analysis and easy answers.
The husband of Sumona Akhter of Gopalganj died of AIDS over two years back. At that time, she came to know that she was also an AIDS affected. The case of Sumona Akhter is not an isolated incident. In our country, there are other women and children who fell sick to the deadly disease.
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The epidemics in many countries of South Asia are now entering a new phase. One of the first populations to be affected by HIV in South Asia were injecting drug users.
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday underscored the need for mainstreaming the HIV/AIDS issue to help raise awareness and provide cost-effective service.
The roundtable titled 'Mainstreaming of HIV: Role of leadership in Bangladesh' was organised jointly by the UNFPA and The Daily Star at its conference room in the city.
