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Monday, January 8, 2007
Subject: Oprah Takes Public AIDS Test in South Africa
Time: 1:43:00 PM EST
Author:  bvlifehealth

As her favorite person of the moment did (that would be Barack Obama), media mogul Oprah "Poperah" Winfrey took a public HIV test in South Africa over the weekend.
 
Oprah recently has been splashed all over the news from the beautiful African country because she just opened up a Leadership Academy there, giving over 150 seventh and eighth grade girls a free education in a state-of-the-art $40 million facility (pictured here.) 
 
We all know that the rates of HIV and AIDS in South Africa are some of the highest in the world, with an especially dire outlook for its youth. Fifty-six percent of South Aricans are expected to die before the age of 60 because of the AIDS pandemic.
 
Almost half of the the 530,000 new infections per year (250,000) occur in South Africans ages 15-24, even though there has been a concerted effort to get the word out to young people.
 
According to the Associated Press, Oprah is offering all students of the school non-mandatory HIV/AIDS testing, and counseling and treatment if the test turns out positive. According to her spokespeople, all results will be kept confidential.
 
Some of the 152 students have been orphaned by AIDS and understand first hand the devastation of the disease. According to the EUR, Winfrey also promised to provide free anti-retroviral treatment to all parents and relatives living in the students' homes.

 
Do you think this could fly in America? Is OPTIONAL testing in school a good idea? Why or why not?
 



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  • #3 Comment from darlingnickee 
    2/7/07 3:28 PM | Permalink
    Peace,  I've tried to reach you a number of times at your aol email, but it's giving me an error message. I wold like to speka to you if you could reach out to me at planetmeridian@aol.com. I apologise in advance for reaching out to you this way, but I was out of options.

    Chase
  • #2 Comment from smithhkaren 
    1/15/07 11:39 PM | Permalink
    oh its great what oprah has done also testing a schoolis great my thing is every time u c someone on tv with aids they are healthy and talking about how they been living this long with it maybe they need start showing how the look when they get frail and dark spot etc and stop showing all these healthy looking people that why i feel like they not afraid cause they feeel like if they take their meds they can live for 10-15more yrs
  • #1 Comment from jsebben 
    1/8/07 3:59 PM | Permalink
    I think that what she is doing is a great thing. I hope the people will do better her by ;her charity.