tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537601.post110197668104751502..comments2023-05-28T15:51:58.627+05:30Comments on Thoughts of an invisible guy in the visible world: World AIDS Dayvevckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09947955334095071925noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537601.post-1102077596855167882004-12-03T18:09:00.000+05:302004-12-03T18:09:00.000+05:30largest democracy in the world = biggest bureaucra...largest democracy in the world = biggest bureaucracy<br /><br />It's that simple... a good bit of money has been given to fight HIV/AIDS in India and it's still trapped somewhere in the depths of the Indian governmental machine.small squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874642010421580848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537601.post-1102062100473061222004-12-03T13:51:00.000+05:302004-12-03T13:51:00.000+05:30I get you what you were saying. I am sure even if ...I get you what you were saying. I am sure even if government wants to take the initatives here it won't actually reach the people. That's because of corruption in the system.vevckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947955334095071925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537601.post-1101999148237644292004-12-02T20:22:00.000+05:302004-12-02T20:22:00.000+05:30Yeah, see, here's the thing...India DOES have enou...Yeah, see, here's the thing...India DOES have enough medicine to treat people, as it is one of the leading manufacuturers of retro-viral medicines. But they choose to export nearly all of it. There are other reasons why people aren't being treated there, too... obviously.<br />I read some staggering number yesterday, however...that only something like 15,000 infected people in India are on a standard regimen of these drugs. If India stands by and does nothing, the country will soon have rates that equal or exceed Africa. <br />AIDS education is paramount. As I have said on my blog, if I could choose a new career path, I would be living in some village somewhere trying to combat this unbelieveable devistating disease. Who knows... maybe one day I can make it happen!<br />Good post, Vivek.small squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874642010421580848noreply@blogger.com