USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fw: Gonorrhea infections in UK jump by a quarter

Sorry this is not Africa this time, but will CNN and BBC flash and resound it as they do with the news from my backyard? Why are health and HIV/AIDS education considered important for Africans first? If the STI were able to escalate thus how are we sure that HIV is not as much high as gonoreehea? Chidi Date: Tuesday, 12 June, 2012, 5:20 SOURCE:* Independent (London)* AUTHOR: Charlie Cooper http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/display/NewsDisplay.asp?NewsNbr=59823 Fellow Colleague!!! Gonorrhea diagnoses in the United Kingdom experienced an "unprecedented" 25 percent spike in the past year, according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA). Currently the UK's second-most common bacterial STI, gonorrhea is becoming more resistant to antibiotic treatment, causing health experts to warn of the "very real danger of untreatable gonorrhea." In addition to more sensitive testing, HPA blames the spike on risky behavior, with men who have sex with men (MSM) and heterosexual young adults causing the most concern. UK STI diagnoses reversed a small previous decline and climbed by 2 percent in 2011. HPA reported: *There were 20,965 new cases of gonorrhea in England in 2011, compared to 16,835 in 2010. *Gonorrhea in MSM increased 61 percent. *57 percent of all new gonorrhea diagnoses were among heterosexuals ages 15-24. *New syphilis diagnoses increased 10 percent to 2,915. *New herpes diagnoses increased 5 percent to 31,154. *New chlamydia diagnoses decreased 2 percent to 186,196 Sex education advocates maintain public health officials have "taken their foot off the pedal" in warning the public about the seriousness of STIs. They predict the impeding transfer of responsibility for public health care to already financially troubled local authorities will make matters worse. Moderator's Note: There is need for more advocacy on new prevention technologies....Condoms might be limited in some scenarios causing infection yet sex is unavoidable. We need to have more Pre-exposure technologies and also stick the available post exposure prophylaxis. An STI test is also mandatory if you are not used to one sexual partner. "He who has an ear,..." More information available on the link above. Thanks for reading through -- Many Thanks Yours' in Prevention Science Gabriel, ADEYEMO Regional Focal Point - West Africa Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AID (GYCA), a program of the Public Health Institute +234-80-6798-7317 | gabriel@gyca.org        www.gyca.org | www.phi.org

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