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UN Voices Alarm About Spread of HIV in Egypt
By Nariman El-Moft y
Associated Press
CAIRO — The U.N. is
voicing alarm over the
spread of HIV in Egypt,
where the number of
new cases is growing by
up to 40 percent a year,
and where eff orts to
combat the epidemic are
hampered by social stig-
ma and a lack of funding
to address the crisis.
The virus that causes
AIDS, U.N. offi cials say,
is infecting more young
and adolescent people
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run by the Black Panther
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bution of the BPP news-
paper.”
The documents ex-
posed in the 1976 court
case also revealed, “mas-
sive wiretap overhears,
including conversations
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“The FBI denies they
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Richmond said that the
CBC members plan to
present information to
the FBI detailing surveil-
lance and harassment of
Black organizers.
The FBI director ex-
pressed interests in
meeting with CBC mem-
bers regularly because,
“We are the eyes and ears
on the ground,” and the
CBC off ers diversity that
the agency lacks, said
Richmond.
Bass asked the Black
Press to put the call out
to their readers to let
lawmakers know if they
have experienced harass-
ment or surveillance, a
request that Richmond
echoed.
Chavis, the president
and CEO of the NNPA,
committed to working
with Richmond and other
CBC members to uncover
stories of unwarranted
government
surveil-
lance and harassment in
the Black community.
“People may be more
considerate in doing
things, if they know
that the Black Press will
be on their case,” said
Leavell, the chairman of
the NNPA. “In addition,
it certainly shows our
strength, if we can have a
great impact.”
than any other age group.
Egypt, home to some
95 million people, ranks
behind only Iran, Sudan
and Somalia in the Mid-
dle East for the rate at
which the epidemic is
spreading, according to
U.N. fi gures. In Egypt, pa-
tients are oft en jailed on
trumped up charges and
ostracized by society. The
disease is associated with
homosexuality, which is
not explicitly illegal but
is widely seen as a trans-
gression against religion
and nature in the conser-
vative, Muslim-major-
ity country.
“There is a 25-30
percent increase in
incidents every year...
It’s is alarming to us
because the growth
of the epidemic and
the discontinuation of
interest from donors
in funding,” Ahmed
Khamis, of the U.N.
AIDS agency, told The
Associated Press.
Estimates of the
number of people liv-
ing with HIV in Egypt
vary. UNAIDS says
there are over 11,000
cases, while the coun-
try’s Health Ministry
estimates the fi gure to
be around 7,000.
The rise in the num-
ber of new infections,
however, is not in dis-
pute.
AP PHOTO/NARIMAN EL-MOFTY
Number of new cases growing by 40 percent per year, with evidence of more cases among youth
In this Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 photo, from left to right UNAIDS country
manager Ahmed Khamis, Christian father Boulos Soror, Dr. Walid
Kamal, Islamic scholar and Sheik Ali al-Jifri, and Tabah Foundation
member Mohammed Shahin, prepare for an even part of the World
AIDS Day 2017 national advocacy campaign at a hotel, in Cairo, Egypt.
An alarming HIV epidemic is silently spreading in Egypt, with an
annual growth of up to 40 percent and funds to deal with the crisis
running out by next year, U.N. offi cials and activists say.
“Most recently, we’ve
been seeing people of a
much younger age group
infected with the virus.
There is a higher risk
now for adolescents and
youths than in the past,”
said Khamis.
“We don’t have exact
numbers, but this is
what the evidence we are
seeing on the ground is
suggesting,” he added,
explaining that the lack
of funds is hampering
Egypt’s capacity to pro-
duce precise fi gures.
Patients who require
surgical
intervention
are oft en unable to ac-
cess basic health care at
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associated stigma, UN-
AIDS offi cials said.
The virus can be spread
through sexual contact,
as well as contaminat-
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is widely associated with
homosexuality, which is
seen by many Egyptians
as a lifestyle choice.
In a recent conference
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spoke about the stigma
and discrimination sur-
rounding HIV and AIDS
patients. “A person di-
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human. We should never
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A Christian priest, Bo-
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should accept others,
regardless of their HIV
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Shunned by society,
it is not uncommon for
patients to contemplate
suicide.
Ahmed, 40, is one of
them. He has been trying
to gain asylum status in
the U.S.
“I do not want to be
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