HIV and AIDS in Zambia

Is AIDS & HIV An Apartheid Upgrade?

Administrator — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:45:00 GMT

On Tuesday September 18th, 2007. The Toronto community radio presenters: Kuthula Matshazi and Shadya Yasin had founder of AfriDAD (a non governmental organisation dealing in development, aid and debt in Africa) Hannilie Zulu, on air.

Hannilie Zulu, who has argued that HIV & AIDS do not exist, has argued that the HIV testing kits, the Elisa and the Western Blot and the PCR do not look for the HI-Virus or anything dangerous in the body. Hannilie, who has argued that though doctors officially call AIDS a packet of more than 60 diseases, it is necessary to call "AIDS" off, by calling a disease like Syphilis for Syphilis, and TB for TB and not AIDS. She has argued that natural traditional food is medicine because the body that also comes from the very soil people destroy with chemicals, needs natural nutrients to nourish itself, and that modified seeds do not have natural nutrients and the chemicals used in modified plants and hybrids cannot be digested in the body without causing pain. Adding that people are dying from poisoning through chlorine water, which causes anaemia. She says people are also dying from aspartame consumption found in almost all soft drinks and packed foods. Adding that benzoate in drinks as preservatives, and mercury in lotion and mercury in vaccines and other dangerous chemicals causes irreversible diseases. She says people must replace the hybrids and modified seeds with traditional seed again to restore health in the earth, humans, plants and animals and stop using chemicals.

Hannilie has argued that AIDS is about separatism just as Apartheid was about separatism. She gives many examples that: Apartheid was introduced for a few to dominate the land, resources and the economy by creating social classes. Whereby AIDS&HIV was introduced for a few to dominate the land, resources and the economy by creating social classes.

She says apartheid was an idea that was turned into many laws for all people, just like AIDS is an idea turned into a sexual disease for all people so they will believe in its existence. AIDS still carries separatism and racism because it is believed that it was made as a biological weapon and affects African people mostly women alone and a few other people with different skin colour. And that some researchers say Africans are more prone to AIDS because Africans are sexually unrestrained, they have sex anywhere, they can't keep their pants above their waists and that Africans have sex with monkeys. She adds that anyone who has studied wildlife will agree that monkeys cannot be tamed sexually and neither is animal sex found in the African nature and will never be found in Africans.

She says the idea that Africans were monkeys was what introduced apartheid and later turned into racism. Thus apartheid was an idea based on skin separatism as AIDS is an idea based on skin separatism as it is believed by the "educated" that the so called Melanin that makes the skin dark and black produces the virus called HIV. And that it is the reason it is told that black people have HIV because of the Melanin. When every black person learns from his home village that Melanin is the protector of all diseases, and that one can't get sick because of Melanin. She says: It is sad to note that the world citizen both black and white still suffer illiteracy in an age of information, reason why they repeat the same mistake of thinking the black skin is inhuman.

'Apartheid blossomed because it had both black and white people working together to uplift its dominion just like AIDS has both blacks and whites working together uplifting its cause to give people drugs. Making AIDS an idea that got itself drugs to experiment and kill people while Apartheid was an idea that got itself weapons to experiment on, and kill people.

Apartheid was local in South Africa AIDS is global. Apartheid separated people, AIDS separates all of us today. Apartheid banned interracial relationships and marriages. AIDS&HIV naturally bans people in fear from interracial marriages and relationships also by pushing mixed relationships and marriages to take HIV tests.

Apartheid had territorial separation. AIDS & HIV bans people from travelling outside Africa. Apartheid banned blacks from educating themselves. AIDS & HIV hinder the Africans from getting an education. Apartheid banned people from using the same toilets. AIDS & HIV does the same in many homes and work places. Apartheid banned people from getting employment. AIDS & HIV does the same thing. Apartheid arrested people for carrying a black skin. AIDS & HIV get people jailed from having it, even when scientists have proven that HIV is not sexually transmitted. Apartheid used weapons to control, dominate, experiment and kill people, AIDS use drugs to control, experiment and kill people. Apartheid was violent while AIDS is silent doing the same job.’

To AfriDAD Hannilie says, 'The amazing side of AIDS is that during apartheid, fellow black people would stop to help a wounded bleeding person in sympathy, even under fire, but AIDS & HIV does not allow that to happen. Because people fear getting the diseases. Thus people watch their loved ones in hate and helplessness, leaving the loved one to die alone, even blaming them saying: "You were having affairs to be stamped HIV plus. People even stop talking, walking, and eating together with the AIDS stamped person. Africans are worse when it comes to this, they do not sympathise with an HIV stamped person. Instead Africans blindly laugh and point fingers at the person shouting: " You got too much sex.... and got AIDS..." When in reality we are talking about eugenics at its worst.'

She continues: 'Just like apartheid was protected by global business and media until later stages when global media decided to bring justice and helped put an end to apartheid, the mainstream media protects business today. And it is worse because global business and mainstream media walk hand in hand working in the same system. Mainstream media defends, the corporate businesses reputation and will call those opposing them anything to put pressure and stop fellow man from defending the world at large.'

'Journalists and businessmen, even if it means lying about Africa and its politicians, will look for what they call; "dirty little secret" in order to hang anyone opposing big business. Such a person maybe called a prostitute/whore, thief, alcoholic, drug addict, divorced, womaniser, mad or sick and much more. Businessmen and journalists know that the misinformed population will believe their story because they are in the mainstream. Accusing and demonising others is what runs world business and media.'

She adds that when you do proper research on apartheid you may find that AIDS&HIV is an idea that replaced the Apartheid idea. Business had to go on. What could replace guns better than drugs? It is the reason why experts promoting AIDS&HIV earn well and live well. AIDS&HIV is big business for international banks and big pharma. AIDS&HIV is eugenics at its worst. And drug companies would collapse if AIDS&HIV were done away with today, reason why experts won't come out in the open to tell what AIDS really is. Like any other business, business is war, AIDS business is war, a silent war.Asked if she thinks HIV & AIDS is an upgrade of Aparthied? She says; Why would any sane person volunteer giving pregnant women and newly born babies AZT or any other drugs?

She says it is the very reason Thabo Mbeki is hated in South Africa because Mbeki recognised Aparthied when it came in an upgrade of HIV/AIDS, while the Kenneth Kaunda's and the Nelson Mandelas did not. Thus Mbeki has protested many times even when "educated" men and women in western and European nations tell him to give his women and newly born babies AZT. Mbeki says, no AZT for pregnant mothers and newly born babies. This outrage drug industries sending the mainstream media against Mbeki. President Mbeki is hated because he preserves life in Africa.

'If we take a look at how civilisations are taken down, you will notice that it often starts with women. This is how men burnt women and children in the 14th and the 15th century by accusing women of being possessed by spirits and demons and that the women were witches and got thrown into fire and were murdered? In reality the women were wise, they knew how to preserve knowledge, agriculture, natural medicines and everything about life and that there was nothing wrong with these women.

It is the same tactic played by HIV & AIDS activists. Instead of saying the African woman is a witch and needs burning as in the 15th century, AIDS & HIV activists say the African woman is sexual hyperactive and has HIV and she needs drugs. There is no difference just history repeating itself. Without women and children there can be NO life, reason why all respective organisations have armed themselves wisely to take down the African woman and child.

And some people will not understand what I say because they are spiritually, religiously, physically, emotionally attached to AIDS & HIV, thus will not use everyday experience to understand what is really going on. Worse these people have become like their oppressor they want a higher salary, land in order to be landlords, to be the boss so that they will continue oppressing others.'

Hannilie Zulu adds that the year 2012 has been misunderstood and is being taken for granted, and that 2012 has got surprises for all those thinking they must kill and bring destruction to the world, in order for the few chosen ones to inherit the new earth. She says it is all illusion and this can only be proven when we get to 2012.

Article By AfriDAD (Africa Institute on Debt, Aid and Development). AfriDAD was founded by Hannilie Zulu. Hannilie was born in Zambia. She is an author of several books, including: "The Little Bad Guy" ISBN 87-988967-1-7 . She has a diploma in Machine carpentry. Hannilie took her private studies in world politics and economy, during her four year business and administration course in Denmark. The author is a project-coordinator at Zulu Publications in Scandinavia. More information can be viewed about her at African Institute.

Bill, Melinda and Zambia

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:08:00 GMT

We'd like to say thank you to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for selecting Zambia as one of the three countries to benefit from $44.7 million toward the fight against TB and HIV/ AIDS.

Whoever played a part in this has definitely brought further attention to the pandemic. Furthermore, support and attention in any form helps build a better fight.

To the Gates Foundation we say thank you and to the rest of the world we join forces for a better fight against HIV/ AIDS.

HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 19:31:00 GMT

Individuals should not have to suffer all losses due to illness! Men, women and children are suffering with HIV/AIDS. We need to assure that these people are cared for, not discriminated against! We must provide funds for proper nutrition, housing and health care for these individuals to aid and contribute to their well-being. We need to get rid of the false perceptions and judgments. Like Doreen Millman said in Vancouver at the 1996 AIDS Conference in reference to how a 63 year old grandmother got AIDS. She said, "It just doesn't matter!" Neither does an individual's race, religion or sexual orientation matter! Don't look for differences; look at how we can help one another.

I do not believe it is naive to think we can make the necessary changes, but rather it is naive to think that we can continue on our current course neglecting those who suffer from poverty, illness and disease. People are judging those who are sick, disabled and poor.

At the X1V International AIDS Conference 2002, Nelson Mandela said, "Stigma, discrimination and ostracism are the real killers."

People living with illness are no different from anyone else, except for their disease. Prior to this, they were hard working people, contributing to society. Once sick, they are expected to do without and not have those things they had in their life before sickness! Why do we allow this?

Many people have nothing due to the lack of funding and the effort it has taken for them to survive through their illness. People should be entitled to the right to a quality and standard of living, which promotes wellness and healing, not death and dying. There are people dying due to the stress on an already stressed and suppressed immune system. There is added stress due to a lack of funds available to support nutritional diet and good health. Proper nutrition is necessary for HIV infected individuals, as those who eat well feel better compared to those who consume a less than adequate diet. Malnutrition can compromise their ability to fight off infection. The stress that people are enduring while trying to maintain a home, food, and health is putting them at risk of continued health problems. This in turn means they are in greater need of medical attention! We should be making good nutrition a high priority in AIDS treatment!

My concern and disappointment is directed at the lack of consideration given to the present situation of poverty, poor nutrition, inadequate sanitation and housing for people living with HIV. These issues are of the utmost importance to individuals who are trying to maintain their health and living. The present situation is driving people below poverty, affecting their health and forcing them to live in standards no one would want to experience! People, who have worked and contributed to society, should not be subjected to living in inadequate conditions due to health and inability to work when diagnosed with a life threatening disease!

A call for action is necessary. The present situation dictates that these are vital necessities for people living with HIV/AIDS throughout the world! Since many people infected with HIV have neither the health nor energy to work towards creating awareness and change, it is my intention to speak through my experience for those whom I hope will benefit. Ignoring the importance of meeting these needs will bring an ever-increasing cost to our health care systems and us worldwide. A simple exercise in these directions and implementation would have an enormous impact on the fight against AIDS!

We are all here together, connected. Nothing is happening to just one of us, but affecting ALL of us! Illness and poverty can strike any one of us, at any time! What is happening affects us all. We can no longer look at others or view other places in the world where people are sick and dying and continue to neglect caring for them, without recognizing how it affects society. We have the means to provide all that is necessary, but we will have to work together to correct the global imbalance. The richer countries have a moral responsibility to help out poorer countries.

We have been warned by science that we are faced with an ever-increasing battle -- the battle against the bug! Every country is at risk of every disease. Here in North America, many people take for granted our quality of life, while others here and elsewhere in the world are faced with poverty, poor sewage and sanitation, famine, drought, environmental devastation and disease, along with millions of people dying. These are problems facing us all. These very same circumstances affect people in every part of the world. We cannot continue to allow millions to suffer and millions to die and expect we will not be affected.

We have to make the necessary changes and care for one another. If HIV and AIDS have not brought this realization, then surely West Nile, SARS, Mad Cow, Monkey Pox and Ebola are convincing enough! It is time to realize that it is only a matter of time before this major global epidemic will affect each and every one of us and that possibly, we will have to deal with some other new bug as well! This is happening already. Look at the impact of SARS and its effects on health care, travel, tourism, jobs, our economy and relationships with other countries. We would do well to pay attention and learn from the enormous poverty, illness and deaths worldwide caused by HIV/AIDS.

At the XIV International AIDS Conference in 2002, Nelson Mandela in his closing speech said, "AIDS is a war against humanity."

There is no doubt this situation is going to have an enormous effect on all our lives. When will our eyes be opened to what is going on all around us?

Article By Bradford McIntyre. Bradford is a long time survivor living with HIV since 1984, Canadian Bradford McIntyre announced publicly in 1994 that he was living with HIV. He has been a dynamic advocate for the health and wellness of people living with HIV and AIDS and is committed to effecting change, not only in his own life, but also for millions of others with the same diagnosis. He has appeared on national television, in numerous newspaper and magazine interviews and speaking engagements promoting the message that everyone can take responsibility for their health, regardless of doctors' diagnoses. Unceasingly, he has appealed to our government for funding for alternative therapies, proper health care and nutrition and subsidized housing for those infected with HIV. Bradford has constantly championed 'the war' against the AIDS virus. Through his commitment to help transform the lives of others, alter public perception and influence the mainstream medical profession's attitude and approach to treatment, change has occurred. Bradford is a dedicated and tireless advocate for enhancing awareness about AIDS.

HIV Prevention - Our Voices Are Necessary

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 19:30:00 GMT

As an individual living with HIV for 20 years, I have been working to break down the barriers of fear and discrimination for nearly a decade now. I believe there is a serious problem stemming from the lack of media coverage, when it comes to educating people about HIV/AIDS.

How can there be any real understanding about HIV/AIDS and HIV prevention, without the necessary information reported?

HIV/AIDS reported in the news is minimal, at a time when it needs to be at the forefront! Why is this? Money is being spent trying to determine ways to provide HIV prevention but in order to reach everyone; HIV needs to be in the news! Talking about safe sex and the need to use a condom or providing condoms is not working! HIV is a global problem which demands attention yet those of us working tirelessly are unable to get articles or /letters published in newspapers, events covered, or messages conveyed to help educate the public. Who better to address the situation than individuals who are living with HIV, or AIDS?

People need to see others who are infected with HIV, to see they are not afraid to tell others they are infected. Yet, science, medical, pharmaceutical, government and the media has ignored much of what individuals infected have to say, which is a major contribution when it comes to understanding HIV and AIDS. There is an abundance of information which is not being provided by individuals infected, and this can obviously be attributed to the stigma attached to HIV, but, there are those of us who are infected with HIV who are not afraid, who are willing to have our voices heard and willing to do what ever it takes to help create awareness. Many of us know the severity of HIV on a global scale as well as the realities of living infected with HIV. The public needs to understand HIV and let go of the fear, each person taking part in a global prevention strategy.

Unfortunately because of the stigma associated with HIV, still, people are not letting others know they have been infected. Who better to reach these people as well as informing the general public than individuals living with HIV! But we do not see people living with HIV explaining the realities. The time the media gives to HIV/AIDS coverage is that of news covering a new drug or conference or a statistic. More familiar, media coverage of the sick! For many of us, even though illness has been a constant, we have crossed the boundaries of fear and discrimination, in our own lives as well as for the sake of others. Our voice not only needs to be heard but I believe our voices are necessary if the stigma is going to change. We can no longer continue as we have!

People believe HIV infection will never happen to them and many still associate HIV/AIDS with gay people. Yet men, women and children of every race and religious or spiritual belief are being infected with HIV every day, all over the world! Even the Vatican continues to oppose condom use to fight AIDS while HIV infection escalates!

For years, the gay community successfully promoted and practiced safe sex practices, which reduced the number of infections dramatically over a period of ten years. With antiretroviral therapies and fewer deaths associated with these treatments, many gay people have discontinued safe sex practices. HIV infection is not disclosed to partners and anal sex without a condom is increasing at alarming rates. So now HIV infection is on the rise again amongst gay people.

Also, the heterosexual community is not practicing safe sex, which is evident in the statistics of HIV infection amongst heterosexuals worldwide. Seventy five percent of the world population infected with HIV is heterosexual. Fifty percent of all HIV infections are in women. There has been insufficient time or attention given to the dispersal of proper information through the media regarding HIV and AIDS and HIV prevention.

Studies show that anal sex is common throughout the world and in some countries 60% of adults practice anal sex. Women in the United States are reported to be seven times more likely to engage in unprotected anal sex, than men having sex with men. Condom usage is lower for heterosexual anal sex compared to vaginal sex. Many men who have sex with men do not define themselves as gay. More and more women are being infected with HIV through sexual intercourse with their male partner, unaware their partner is bisexual! In heterosexual relationships, infidelity is also responsible for increases in HIV infection among women.

With antiretroviral therapies and fewer deaths associated with these HIV/AIDS treatments, many people have discontinued safe sex practices. There is no doubt this situation is going to have an enormous effect on all our lives. The United Nations predicts “AIDS will cut population by 300 million; 300 million fewer people in the world by the year 2050 from the impact of AIDS.”

People think because we have antiretroviral therapies there is no need to practice safe sex or worry. There is no guarantee these medications will work on everyone! An infected individual may be resistant to all the drugs taken by the person who transmitted the disease. One out of every 10 Europeans newly infected with HIV has a drug-resistant strain of the virus according to a study released at the 2003 International AIDS Society’s 2nd Conference, on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, held in Paris. Multiple sex partners mean multiple infections can occur with the likelihood of infection with more than one HIV strain. This places an individual in greater danger of illness and or death as well as any person they infect. Some strains of HIV have been shown to cause illness and death rapidly regardless of immune status. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated 170 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis C. Being infected with HIV may also include being infected with Hepatitis C along with other sexually transmitted diseases such as; syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, human papilloma virus (HPV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), and hepatitis A, B, and/or C.

There is the perception that if you are infected, HIV is manageable. Managing HIV/AIDS can become a full time job! It involves management of your health through doctors’ appointments, hospital visits for blood work and appointments at hospital pharmacies to pick up your necessary HIV/AIDS medications. You must manage the side effects of the drugs and drug resistance. There are the demands of managing to overcome each opportunistic infection. All of these are essential to manage to stay alive!

HIV infection does not occur without an opportunity!

HIV can be stopped, but without more public awareness of the risks involved, safe sex practices and the realities of people living with HIV, the numbers of infections will continue to grow and more lives devastated! This awareness cannot be provided by AIDS organizations alone! Government and the media need to play a more active role in HIV prevention. The truth about HIV infection needs to be told!

Health authorities predict by the year 2010, there will be 45 million new infections and 70 million people will die of AIDS by 2020. UNAIDS estimates as many as two thirds, of the 45 million new HIV infections expected by 2010 could be prevented if prevention programs were immediately expanded.