SOMALIA / HIV INFECTIONS
01-Dec-2014
00:02:33
After new figures showed an increase in new HIV infections, Somalia marked World AIDS Day by bringing together people of all walks of life for voluntary testing. UNSOM
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STORY: SOMALIA / HIV INFECTIONS
DURATION: 2.33
SOURCE: UNSOM
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SOMALI / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 1 DECEMBER 2014, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
DURATION: 2.33
SOURCE: UNSOM
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SOMALI / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 1 DECEMBER 2014, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot, Banadir hospital exterior
2. Wide shot, Dr. lul Mahamud Mohamed, Head of Banadir hospital talking to students before HIV test
3. Med shot, male students
4. Med shot, female students
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Lul Mahamud Mohamed, Head of Banadir Hospital:
“Today is the first day of December, it is World AIDS Day and we are doing some activity to improve our quality of care and to know even the status of the Somalia people.”
6. Close up, drawing blood from female students’ finger
7. Close up, female student
8. Close up, rapid testing kit
9. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Faiza Omar Salad, Student Somalia National University:
“I’m part of the students from Somalia University studying medicine in my 5th year,we are all today taking part in the World Aids Day campaign, we all want to know our HIV status whether we are positive or negative because the whole world is today celebrating and so are we in Somalia.”
10. Close up, Abdikhaliq Hassan Baraqout
11. Med shot, Baraqou taking the test
12. Close up, cotton wool
13. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Abdikhaliq Hassan Baraqou, Medical Student:
“I think the first reason is because there are cultural barriers for example the believe they are HIV negative simply because they do not engage in sexual behaviours, you hear everyone telling you, Ii do not have sex and they even feel ashamed to go for the HIV test. These cultural traits therefore make this disease not mentioned and that is why I think it has silently spread.”
14. Med shot, male student testing
15. Close up, VCT officer
16. Close up shot; student
17. Med shot, counselling
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Lul Mahamud Mohamed, Head of Banadir Hospital:
“We are testing more than 200 students to know their status and also to emphasize that HIV test is a normal test like HB, or CBC, or something like that, or hepatitis.”
19. Med shot, counsellor talking to patient
20. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Sahra Ahmed Ali, HIV Positive Mother of Seven:
“I contracted the disease in Mogadishu from my husband who was married to another woman. He infected me when he came back to Mogadishu from the other woman. After I realized it, I went for an HIV test in the hospital and was referred to Banadir hospital, that is how Ii started taking medication.”
21. Wide shot, counsellor walking with patient
2. Wide shot, Dr. lul Mahamud Mohamed, Head of Banadir hospital talking to students before HIV test
3. Med shot, male students
4. Med shot, female students
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Lul Mahamud Mohamed, Head of Banadir Hospital:
“Today is the first day of December, it is World AIDS Day and we are doing some activity to improve our quality of care and to know even the status of the Somalia people.”
6. Close up, drawing blood from female students’ finger
7. Close up, female student
8. Close up, rapid testing kit
9. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Faiza Omar Salad, Student Somalia National University:
“I’m part of the students from Somalia University studying medicine in my 5th year,we are all today taking part in the World Aids Day campaign, we all want to know our HIV status whether we are positive or negative because the whole world is today celebrating and so are we in Somalia.”
10. Close up, Abdikhaliq Hassan Baraqout
11. Med shot, Baraqou taking the test
12. Close up, cotton wool
13. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Abdikhaliq Hassan Baraqou, Medical Student:
“I think the first reason is because there are cultural barriers for example the believe they are HIV negative simply because they do not engage in sexual behaviours, you hear everyone telling you, Ii do not have sex and they even feel ashamed to go for the HIV test. These cultural traits therefore make this disease not mentioned and that is why I think it has silently spread.”
14. Med shot, male student testing
15. Close up, VCT officer
16. Close up shot; student
17. Med shot, counselling
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Lul Mahamud Mohamed, Head of Banadir Hospital:
“We are testing more than 200 students to know their status and also to emphasize that HIV test is a normal test like HB, or CBC, or something like that, or hepatitis.”
19. Med shot, counsellor talking to patient
20. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Sahra Ahmed Ali, HIV Positive Mother of Seven:
“I contracted the disease in Mogadishu from my husband who was married to another woman. He infected me when he came back to Mogadishu from the other woman. After I realized it, I went for an HIV test in the hospital and was referred to Banadir hospital, that is how Ii started taking medication.”
21. Wide shot, counsellor walking with patient
STORYLINE
Just like the rest of the world, Somalia today (1 Dec) marked World AIDS Day by bringing together people of all walks of life including those living with HIV Aids.
Many thronged Banardir Hospital in Central Mogadishu for voluntary testing for HIV.
This year’s HIV AIDS Day theme in Somalia was “bridging the gap”, after new figures showed an increase in new HIV infections. The rise in infections is being blamed on ignorance, cultural barriers and fear of stigmatization which hampers many people from finding out their HIV status.
According to statistics from the Somalia National Aids Commission, Somalia has a total of 26,000 people living with HIV & AIDS with 51 percent of them being women. This figure includes those living in Southern Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland.
In 2013, 2,691 new cases were reported in south central Somalia alone, while 980 were reported in Somaliland and 278 in Puntland.
As part of this year’s campaign to deter new HIV infections, some 200 university students from Somalia University and Jazeera University between the ages of 19 to 23 received free screening at Banadir hospital. The campaign is targeting the youth because they are considered as the most vulnerable group.
Dr. Lul Mahamud Mohamed, head of Banadir hospital, which is one of the only two Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centers (VCT) in Mogadishu says her hospital is currently treating 300 HIV and AIDS patients who receive free treatment at the centre. She urged Somalis to know their status and encouraged them to openly discuss the diseases so that more and more people can know about it.
“Today is the first day of December, it is World AIDS Day and we are doing some activity to improve our quality of care and to know even the status of the Somalia people,” Dr. Lul said at the Banadir Hospital VCT centre where dozens of students from Somalia University were being counselled and screened.
Sahra Ahmed Ali, a mother of 7 children is among those living with HIV and AIDS. She first knew of her HIV positive status 7 months ago. She is urging Somalis to go for HIV testing to know their status and has also called upon newlyweds to test for HIV before exchanging vows, to reduce chances of contracting the disease.
“I contracted the disease in Mogadishu from my husband who was married to another woman. He infected me and so that is how I contracted the disease. After I realized am sick I went for a HIV test in a hospital in Mogadishu which referred me to Banadir hospital and that is how I started taking medication here,”
In Somalia, HIV and AIDS is still considered a taboo subject as is directly associated with promiscuity in a country where 99 percent of the population profess Islam. Health workers dealing with HIV and AIDS depend largely on those living with HIV to help them break these barriers.
Many thronged Banardir Hospital in Central Mogadishu for voluntary testing for HIV.
This year’s HIV AIDS Day theme in Somalia was “bridging the gap”, after new figures showed an increase in new HIV infections. The rise in infections is being blamed on ignorance, cultural barriers and fear of stigmatization which hampers many people from finding out their HIV status.
According to statistics from the Somalia National Aids Commission, Somalia has a total of 26,000 people living with HIV & AIDS with 51 percent of them being women. This figure includes those living in Southern Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland.
In 2013, 2,691 new cases were reported in south central Somalia alone, while 980 were reported in Somaliland and 278 in Puntland.
As part of this year’s campaign to deter new HIV infections, some 200 university students from Somalia University and Jazeera University between the ages of 19 to 23 received free screening at Banadir hospital. The campaign is targeting the youth because they are considered as the most vulnerable group.
Dr. Lul Mahamud Mohamed, head of Banadir hospital, which is one of the only two Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centers (VCT) in Mogadishu says her hospital is currently treating 300 HIV and AIDS patients who receive free treatment at the centre. She urged Somalis to know their status and encouraged them to openly discuss the diseases so that more and more people can know about it.
“Today is the first day of December, it is World AIDS Day and we are doing some activity to improve our quality of care and to know even the status of the Somalia people,” Dr. Lul said at the Banadir Hospital VCT centre where dozens of students from Somalia University were being counselled and screened.
Sahra Ahmed Ali, a mother of 7 children is among those living with HIV and AIDS. She first knew of her HIV positive status 7 months ago. She is urging Somalis to go for HIV testing to know their status and has also called upon newlyweds to test for HIV before exchanging vows, to reduce chances of contracting the disease.
“I contracted the disease in Mogadishu from my husband who was married to another woman. He infected me and so that is how I contracted the disease. After I realized am sick I went for a HIV test in a hospital in Mogadishu which referred me to Banadir hospital and that is how I started taking medication here,”
In Somalia, HIV and AIDS is still considered a taboo subject as is directly associated with promiscuity in a country where 99 percent of the population profess Islam. Health workers dealing with HIV and AIDS depend largely on those living with HIV to help them break these barriers.
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