Who is fooling who? How Realistic is the goal of ending HIV/AID Globally in 2030 goal?

Ending the AIDS epidemic means that adolescent girls and young women have access to education and appropriate HIV and sexual and reproductive health services. It means key populations, such as people who inject drugs and transgender,Lesbian,gay and bisexualpeople, have full access to health services delivered with dignity and respect. And it means that every child is born free from HIV, and that they and their mothers not only survive but thrive.

My question now is,is this really happening in your country? because its not like that in my country Sierra Leone. I wanted to be sure am not making any excuse for the National HIV/AIDS Secretariat ,so I checked their official website and the last posted activity was on the 1st of December 2015 which was world AIDS Day. And as a journalist I have not heard about any activity they have embarked on, expect for one radio programme were an official from the secretariat refuted the news about the increase of epidemic early this year.

why go onair to refute a story? it can onlybe two thingsin my country.One is government official and duty bearer tend refutestories to cover their pitfalls and secondly they use it as a defensive mechanism to hide their reckless approach in achievinggoals they have set. The Minister of Health and Sanitation who represented the president in last years world AIDs Day ceremony, launched the 2016 strategy geared towards reducing new HIV infections to zero, but 11 months down the line I haven't seen a single step in achieving last years commitment. And some in days to come they will give false hope again to citizens who are infected or affected by the epidemic.

Lots of young people in my country are still struggling to face the fact that the use of condom is still paramount, so they are dying silently everyday. In my country more than 70% of young people if am not mistaking don't know their HIV status because they are scared to get tested. I have be tested three times and I can tell you, it was not a pleasant experience to do it. I can vividly remember the last test I did, I was sweating profusely becauseeven the medical personnel looked at me with one terrible eye whenhe saw HIV test onmy laboratory request form.so with such discrimatorylooks do you think I would feel pleased to be tested again? hell no.

Soif I am speaking on behalf of other citizens inSierra Leone,weare expecting the HIV/AIDs Secretariat totrain medical personnel on ''non-discriminatory manner in handling patient who are testing to know their status". They should also launch door to door campaign on called ''Get tested to save more lives". And most importantly they should advocate forHIV andsex education to be included in school curriculum.

I am pleading for a renewed commitment to fight all forms of stigma and discrimination in all sectors in society. We must provide necessary care and support to children in our communities who through no fault of theirs have become orphans and vulnerable due to HIV. Let us come together as aunited universeand wage waragainst HIV/AIDS epidemic for the sake of our children.

Stay safe my dear sister because once you are in the way out is really slim!