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¾óôåñá áðü ôçí êáôÜèåóç áßôçóçò êáé ôéò áðáéôïýìåíåò õãåéïíïìéêÝò åîåôÜóåéò êáé áèëçôéêÝò äïêéìáóßåò, ðÝñáóá óôï Ìç÷áíéêü Óþìá óôñáôïý îçñÜò ùò åðáããåëìáôßáò ïðëßôçò.

Óôç óõíÝ÷åéá, ðáñïõóéÜóôçêá óôï Íáýðëéï, óôï ËïõôñÜêé êáé óôçí ÐÜôñá üðïõ êáé Ýêáíá ôç óôñáôéùôéêÞ åêðáßäåõóÞ ìïõ êáé ìåôáôÝèçêá ìüíéìá óôçí ðüëç ðïõ æù ôþñá.

Äýï ìå ôñåéò ìÞíåò ðñéí áðü ôá ×ñéóôïýãåííá, Ýñ÷åôáé äéáôáãÞ üôé ðñÝðåé íá ðáñïõóéáóôþ óôï Ðïëýêáóôñï ãéá âáóéêÞ åêðáßäåõóç ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá ðÜù óå óôñáôéùôéêÞ áðïóôïëÞ óôï åîùôåñéêü.
ÐáñÜëëçëá ìå ôçí åêðáßäåõóÞ ìïõ, Ýðñåðå íá åéóá÷èþ óôï óôñáôéùôéêü íïóïêïìåßï ãéá ôéò åîïíõ÷éóôéêÝò åîåôÜóåéò ðïõ åßíáé õðï÷ñåùôéêÝò ãéá üëïõò ôïõò åðáããåëìáôßåò ïðëßôåò ðïõ åðéëÝ÷ôçêáí ãéá íá ðÜíå óôï åîùôåñéêü.
¸ôóé ëïéðüí êáé Ýãéíå.

Óôï óôñáôéùôéêü íïóïêïìåßï äéáðéóôþèçêå êáé ìïõ áíáêïéíþèçêå ãéá ðñþôç öïñÜ üôé ðÜó÷ù áðü ôï Óýíäñïìï ôçò Åðßêôçôçò ÁíïóïëïãéêÞò ÁíåðÜñêåéáò ôïõ áíèñþðïõ (HIV ëïßìùîç) ýóôåñá áðü ôçí áíÜëõóç ðïëëþí äåéãìÜôùí áßìáôïò ðïõ ðñïóêïìßóôçêáí óôï íïóïêïìåßï.
×ùñßò íá Ý÷ù óõíåéäçôïðïéÞóåé áðüëõôá ôé ìïõ åß÷å óõìâåß êáé Ý÷ïíôáò ìáæÝøåé ôéò áðåéñïåëÜ÷éóôåò äõíÜìåéò ðïõ ìïõ åß÷áí áðïìåßíåé, ãíùóôïðïéþ ôá ãåãïíüôá áìÝóùò óôïõò ãïíåßò ìïõ êáé óôá áäÝñöéá ìïõ.
ÐáñÝìåéíá íïóçëåõüìåíïò óôï íïóïêïìåßï ãéá áñêåôÝò çìÝñåò, ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá óéãïõñåõôïýí ïé ãéáôñïß ãéá ôçí áóèÝíåéÜ ìïõ.
¹ìïõí ôüóï óõíôåôñéììÝíïò, ðïõ ðñïóðáèïýóá íá ìáæÝøù ôá êïììÜôéá ìïõ, ôéò äõíÜìåéò ìïõ, ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá ôï ðù áìÝóùò óôç ãõíáßêá ìïõ, ãéá íá äïýìå áðü êïéíïý ôé èá êÜíïõìå.
ÁëëÜ ðÜíù áð’ üëá ãéá íá êÜíïõí ôçí áíôßóôïé÷ç åîÝôáóç êáé óôç ãõíáßêá ìïõ êáé óôï ðáéäß ìïõ, ãéá íá äéáðéóôþóïõìå üôé óßãïõñá äåí ðÜó÷ïõí áðü ôïí éü.
ÁõôÞ Þôáí ç ìüíç Ýãíïéá ìïõ, ç ìüíç áãùíßá ìïõ.
Ï åáõôüò ìïõ åß÷å ìðåé óôçí Üêñç.
Äå ìå Ýíïéáæå ôßðïôá, ðáñÜ ìüíï ç õãåßá ôçò ãõíáßêáò ìïõ êáé ôïõ ðáéäéïý ìïõ.

ÁíÝêôçóá ëïéðüí ôéò äõíÜìåéò ìïõ êáé ôï øõ÷éêü ìïõ óèÝíïò êáé Ý÷ïíôáò óõìðáñáóôÜôåò ôïõò ãïíåßò ìïõ, ôá áäÝñöéá ìïõ êáé ôïí êáëýôåñü ìïõ ößëï, ðáßñíù ôç äýíáìç êáé ôï áíáêïéíþíù óôç ãõíáßêá ìïõ áíÞìåñá ôçò Ðñùôï÷ñïíéÜò.
Áðü ôç óôéãìÞ ðïõ ôï Ýìáèá ìÝ÷ñé ôç óôéãìÞ ðïõ ôï áíáêïßíùóá óôç ãõíáßêá ìïõ, äåí Þñèáìå óå åñùôéêÞ åðáöÞ, ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá ìçí èÝóù óå êßíäõíï ôçí óùìáôéêÞ ôçò áêåñáéüôçôá êáé áðü ôçí Üëëç ôï äéÜóôçìá áõôü Þôáí ðïëý ìéêñü êé åãþ ìðáéíüâãáéíá óôï íïóïêïìåßï.

¾óôåñá áðü ôçí áíáêïßíùóç óôç ãõíáßêá ìïõ üôé åßìáé öïñÝáò ôïõ éïý HIV, áìÝóùò êÜíáìå ìáæß ôçí áíôßóôïé÷ç áéìáôïëïãéêÞ åîÝôáóç óå ìéêñïâéïëïãéêü åñãáóôÞñéï.
Åíþ ç ãõíáßêá ìïõ ìå åß÷å êáèçóõ÷Üóåé üôé äå èá ôï ðåé óå êáíÝíáí, áðü ôç óôéãìÞ ðïõ ôá áðïôåëÝóìáôá âãÞêáí áñíçôéêÜ êáé äåí Ýðáó÷å ïýôå áõôÞ ïýôå ôï ðáéäß ìáò áðü ôïí éü, ôçí áìÝóùò åðüìåíç çìÝñá áíáêïßíùóå óôïõò ãïíåßò ôçò üôé åßìáé ïñïèåôéêüò.
Ç Üìåóç áíôßäñáóÞ ôïõò Þôáí íá ìå äéþîïõí áðü ôï óðßôé ôïõò êáé íá ìïõ áðáãïñåýóïõí íá âëÝðù ôï ðáéäß ìïõ.

Åãþ åðÝóôñåøá óôçí õðçñåóßá ìïõ ãéá íá ôáêôïðïéÞóù ôá èÝìáôá ìå ôç äïõëåéÜ ìïõ.
Ëüãù ôçò êáôÜóôáóÞò ìïõ äå ìå Ýêáíáí ðëÝïí äåêôü óôï óôñáôü êáé ìïõ Ýäùóáí ÷áñôß áðüëõóçò ìå É4 ðáèïëïãéêü.

¸÷ïíôáò ÷Üóåé êáé ôç äïõëåéÜ ìïõ, ôéò áìÝóùò åðüìåíåò çìÝñåò ðáñïõóßá ôïõ ðáôÝñá ìïõ Þñèáí êÜðïéïé óôï óðßôé ìïõ åê ìÝñïõò ôçò ãõíáßêáò ìïõ êáé ðÞñáí áðü ìÝóá ó÷åäüí üëá ôá Ýðéðëá êáé ôá áíôéêåßìåíá ðïõ õðÞñ÷áí.
Åãþ ÷ùñßò íá öÝñù êáìßá áíôßóôáóç êáé ìå ôçí åíôýðùóç üôé ôá ÷ñåéáæüôáí (åíþ ôþñá ôá Ý÷åé ôïðïèåôÞóåé óå áðïèçêåõôéêü ÷þñï) ôçò åðÝôñåøá íá ðÜñåé üôé Þèåëå. ÐÞñå ó÷åäüí ôá ðÜíôá åêôüò áðü ôá äþñá, ôá ñïý÷á êáé ôá êïóìÞìáôá ðïõ åß÷áí áãïñÜóåé ïé ãïíåßò ìïõ êáé ôá áäÝñöéá ìïõ ó’ áõôÞí êáé ôï ðáéäß ìáò, ôá ïðïßá âñßóêïíôáé óôï óðßôé ìïõ Üèéêôá êáé á÷ñçóéìïðïßçôá.

Ðáñüëï áõôÜ üìùò äåí Ý÷áóá êáé ðÜëé ôç äýíáìÞ ìïõ, äéüôé Ý÷ù áíèñþðïõò êïíôÜ ìïõ ðïõ ìå óôçñßæïõí.
Ïé ãïíåßò ìïõ êáé ôá áäÝñöéá ìïõ, ìïõ Ýäùóáí üëá ôá áðáñáßôçôá ÷ñÞìáôá ðáßñíïíôáò äÜíåéï ãéá íá áãïñÜóù Ýðéðëá êáé óêåýç, Ýôóé þóôå íá êÜíù êáé ðÜëé ôï óðßôé ìïõ âéþóéìï.
Áêüìç êé áí ç ãõíáßêá ìïõ åðéäéþêåé ôçí áðïìÜêñõíóÞ ìïõ áðü ôï ðáéäß ìïõ, áñíïýìåíç êÜèå öïñÜ íá ìå åíçìåñþíåé ãéá ôçí õãåßá ôïõ êáé ôçí óùìáôéêÞ ôïõ áêåñáéüôçôá, åãþ ðïôÝ äåí Ýðáøá íá åðéóêÝðôïìáé ôï ðáéäß ìïõ, íá ôïõ êÜíù äþñá ãéáôß áõôü ìå ðñïóôÜæåé ç êáñäéÜ ìïõ êáé ç ëá÷ôÜñá ìïõ íá ôï äù, áíåîÜñôçôá åÜí áíôéìåôùðßæù äýóêïëåò êáôáóôÜóåéò êáé ëåêôéêÝò åðéèÝóåéò áðü ôç ìåñéÜ ôç äéêÞ ôçò êáé ôçò ïéêïãÝíåéÜò ôçò. Êáíåßò äåí Ý÷åé ôï äéêáßùìá íá ìïõ óôåñÞóåé ôï ìïíáäéêü ðëÜóìá ôï ïðïßï áðïôåëåß ôï ëüãï ýðáñîÞò ìïõ êáé ìïõ äßíåé ôï ïîõãüíï ãéá íá æÞóù.

Ôþñá ðéá åßìáé êáé áéóèÜíïìáé ìéá ÷áñÜ, ìå êïõñÜñåé ï ãéáôñüò ìïõ ï ïðïßïò ìïõ äßíåé êáé ôçí êáôÜëëçëç áãùãÞ öáñìÜêùí.
Ôï ãåãïíüò üôé ç ãõíáßêá ìïõ äåí Þôáí ðïôÝ êïíôÜ ìïõ êáé Ýöõãå ïëïêëçñùôéêÜ áðü ôç óôéãìÞ ðïõ Ýìáèå üôé åßìáé öïñÝáò ôïõ éïý HIV, ÷ùñßò ïýôå Ýíá ëåðôü íá ðñïóðáèÞóåé íá ìåßíåé ìáæß ìïõ, ôï ìåôáöñÜæù ùò Ýëëåéøç áãÜðçò.

ÁëëÜ ôï ãåãïíüò üôé äå ìïõ åðéôñÝðåé íá ðáßñíù ôï ãéï ìïõ íá ôïí ðçãáßíù ìéá âüëôá Þ íá ôïí âëÝðù ÷ùñßò ôçí ðáñïõóßá ôñßôïõ, ôï ìåôáöñÜæù ùò áðáíèñùðéÜ áðü ôç óôéãìÞ ðïõ óôåñåß áðü ôï ðáéäß ìáò ôïí ðáôÝñá ôïõ.

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Ðñüóöáôåò äçìïóéåýóåéò óôï ðåñéïäéêü The Lancet HIV

Another step towards closing the paediatric treatment gap

Expanding access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and reducing new HIV acquisitions among women has led to a marked decline in vertical HIV transmission over the past decade. Nevertheless, in 2023 alone, an estimated 120 000 children aged 0–14 years acquired HIV globally, with the vast majority living in Africa.1 Without treatment, over half of infants and young children with perinatally acquired HIV die before their second birthday.2 Early diagnosis and timely linkage to care are therefore essential to reducing morbidity and mortality.

Deworming of filariasis and reduction of HIV incidence

In sub-Saharan Africa, lymphatic filariasis and HIV infection are two major public health problems that often coexist.1 For several decades, scientists have been exploring the negative impact of helminth infections, including the filarial nematode Wucheria bancrofti, on HIV acquisition and pathogenesis.1–3 Immunological studies have tried to validate the anecdotal, but biologically plausible, theory that modulatory effects of helminths such as W bancrofti can affect HIV infection.3–5 However, some of these studies were inconclusive, and many were characterised by two common flaws, cross-sectional design1 or small sample size,3 weakening the strength of the evidence.

Modelling study shows staggering impact of HIV funding cuts

The global AIDS response has seen substantial reductions in HIV incidence and number of deaths.1 The greatest improvements have been recorded in sub-Saharan Africa, the region with the worst HIV burden. Many of the advances are attributed to international funding of national programmes within sub-Saharan Africa. International contributions were estimated to be 41% of total HIV expenditure in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) in 2023.1 Over the last 5–10 years there have been reported declines in HIV funding from both domestic contributions and non-US international funders.

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