Date Posted:22:03:05 06/08/04 Tue Author: Becca Subject: **SCA04-U In reply to:
Rebecca DeVere
's message, "SCA04-K" on 22:01:30 06/08/04 Tue
>Kuwait
>The General Assembly
>AIDS Education
>
>The General Assembly,
>
>Realizing that the UN Charter states its purpose is
>?to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights,? of
>which health and life are part of, AIDS is an epidemic
>that affects health, life, and the economy, yet the
>resources available to the people are not sufficient
>enough to control it through education,
>
>Aware that the UNAIDS is already taking action to
>control AIDS by having health services available,
>however studies show that women and men are likely to
>be infected by age 15 to 49 and the number of STD
>cases has in creased from 1,002 to 6,043 cases from
>1991 to 1997,
>
>I. Expresses Deep Concern:
>
>(A) The modes of transmission recorded for number of
>Kuwaitis with reported AIDS conditions include
>Hetero, Homo/BI, IDU, Blood, and Perinatal
>transmissions and the ages at which Kuwaitis are
>reported to be infected is a high range which shows
>that AIDS education is provided only for certain modes
>of transmission or ages;
>
>(B) The information for the number of functioning CVT
>sites and information for the percent of the Kuwaiti
>population that has access to heal services is not
>even provided by the UNAIDS, which causes concern as
>to the amount of research done and resources available
>on AIDS in Kuwait;
>
>(C) The low amount of money spent by the Kuwaiti
>government on health education and care causes concern
>as to how many Kuwaitis have access to health
>education and care services because low funding means
>few facilities and/or programs can be purchased and/or
>built/created to help with health education and care;
>
>II. Is Aware That:
>
>(A) Recognizes that there are many recorded methods of
>AIDS transmission. Conditions include: Hetero,
>Homo/BI, IDU, Blood, and Perinatal transmissions.
>
>(B) Is aware that the number of STD cases is
>increasing from 1,002 cases in 1991 to 6,043 cases in
>1997;
>
>(C) Is aware that the contraceptive prevalence rate
>for Kuwait is estimated to be only about 49.8%;
>
>
>(D) Is aware that the percent of government budget
>spent on health care for the year 1998 was an estimate
>of 8%;
>
>III. Recommends:
>
>(A) That the Education Council:
>
>1. Increase the number of education facilities and
>programs in the Middle East in both rural and urban
>areas by at least 20%;
>
>2. Provide many sexual education programs designed for
>teaching:
> A. the dangers of high-risk sexual behaviors
> B. how to prevent the transmission of AIDS and/or
>STDs
> C. how to deal with his/her or a family member?s
>infection;
>
>3. Encourage abstinence;
>
>4. Increase the number of services and facilities that
>provide HIV testing and health care available in urban
>areas by at least 20% and in rural areas by at least
>10%.
