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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / AIDS / March 2007Helping HIV Patients in Iran
Please distribute to anyone you think may be interested! Thanks, Talieh S. Have you dreamed of going to Iran and actually making a difference? I mean we all try to go in the summers and visit our families, visit all the historical sties, and eat lots of delicious homemade food; but haven't you wondered what it would be like to actually be a part of the society there and observe things up close? ... Well here is your chance.... Read on! A couple of weeks ago I met a very remarkable young doctor here in San Francisco Bay Area. His name is Dr. Kamiar Alaei. He and his team have done some great revolutionary things in Iran to try to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. I have here a photo essay I did of his lectures of which I attended. My notes are directly on the photos: http:// entertainment.webshots.com/album/557334336KwDvMr Now, here is the program you need to apply to if you want to go to Iran and do research over the summer: REACH (Research, Education, Action, and Communication in Health) is an international exchange of students involved in education and research that promotes the strengthening of healthcare systems in the Middle East. Moreover, REACH is intended to facilitate conducting projects in Iran for North American students. Application Process: Submit a 500-1500 word essay describing a project that you want to conduct in Iran by Friday February 9th. Please include your name, school, major, and year in your essay. List of project ideas: HIV/AIDS, Harm reduction, TB, TB/HIV, Lung Diseases, Tobacco Control, Heart Disease, ENT, Breast Cancer, Hem/Onc, Surgery, Bench Work - Lab Research, Medical Anthropology, Gender and Sexuality in Society, Sociology of Health, Emergency Med, Air Pollution, Environmental Health, Health Policy... If you need help finding a project, do not hesitate to contact REACH! Once you apply, they will contact you by February 16 to notify you of the result of the primary review phase. Please visit http://www.ghinmeca.com/reach.shtm for more information! Note: the website is not up to date but it provides a decent overview. Please feel free to contact REACH Network if you have any further questions reachnetwork@gmail.com . More interesting sites to visit: To see, hear, and read one of Dr. Alaei's presentations, you can visit: http://stuff.mit.edu/afs/athena/activity/i/isg/indexJan21_06.html Details of the Grant from the Global Fund: http://www.theglobalfund.org/programs/grantdetails.aspx?compid=118&grantid=359&l ang=en&CountryId=IRN Film Screening: "Mohammad and the Matchmaker" 2004 About the Film: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_world/ 3791889.stm To learn more about the HIV programs in Iran, please visit: http://www.ghinmeca.com/ talieshah wrote... > A couple of weeks ago I met a very remarkable young doctor here in San > Francisco Bay Area. His name is Dr. Kamiar Alaei. He and his team > have done some great revolutionary things in Iran to try to stop the > spread of HIV/AIDS. I have here a photo essay I did of his lectures > of which I attended. My notes are directly on the photos: http:// > entertainment.webshots.com/album/557334336KwDvMr Doesn't this violate some U.S. law regarding trading with a sanctioned nation? I wouldn't even make an exception for humanitarian reasons in the case of Iran, let their glorious ragheaded ayatollah pray to allah to solve the problem. Doug sez: Since the only way you can get AIDS in by some Isalamic definition of fornication and forncation can be punished by death, Why would the Iranians even care about AIDS. /Doug > talieshah wrote... >> A couple of weeks ago I met a very remarkable young doctor here in San [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > the case of Iran, let their glorious ragheaded ayatollah pray to allah > to solve the problem. >Doug sez: > >Since the only way you can get AIDS in by some Isalamic definition of >fornication and forncation can be punished by death, Why would the Iranians >even care about AIDS. Iranians are people too. Just like all religions, some are whacked out fundamentalist sh.ts and adhere to the most stringent views of the religion. Most people just try to live their lives. Iran, interestingly, has done more with condom distribution and efforts to limit population growth than most any other country. It's a beautiful country, a beautiful people, really. Would you blame all US citizens for the fact our "leaders" are utter, complete, thieving, lying murdering a.sholes? George M. Carter GMCarter wrote... >>Doug sez: >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > all US citizens for the fact our "leaders" are utter, complete, > thieving, lying murdering a.sholes? Except that our government didn't orchestate the kidnapping of hundreds of Iranians. Judging from the footage of the 1979 izlamist revolution, it appeared to be a POPULAR revolution, and while the younger generation has lost the izlamist fanaticism and become relatively apathetic, there is still no evidence that have started liking us again. Iranians are free to overthrow the cabal of insane ragheaded old clerics who rule the country, then come to us and beg forgiveness and then ask us to assist them with their HIV epidemic. Until then, they are our sworn enemy and I really don't care if every Iranian catches AIDS and dies a horrible death. >GMCarter wrote... >> Iran, interestingly, has done more with condom distribution and >> efforts to limit population growth than most any other country. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Except that our government didn't orchestate the kidnapping of hundreds >of Iranians. No. It just orchestrated the invasion of a nation that posed no threat, lied about the reasons for doing so, completely f.cked it up and resulted in tens or hundreds of thousands slaughtered, millions maimed, millions displaced and homeless, chaos, increased global hatred and fury at the US.....oh, and that's just ONE recent debacle. You want to try Vietnam? Or the genocide of local nations? Or perhaps slavery and its attendant further brutalities? How about the incarceration of more people per capita than any other country on the planet? f.ck it, dear. You can play that stupid game and everyone loses. How about the beauty of the United States? How about the great culture and art--everything from William Grant Still to Stuf Smit to the Velvet Underground and the Talkingheads (go, David!). From incredible books and movies to great art and artists like David Wojnarowicz and Jasper Johns. To amazing architecture. Iran? They have a horribly overwrought extremist government full of fundamentalists. The US? They have a horribly overwrought extremist government full of fundamentalists. But the PEOPLE! Wow. The country! Amazing!! I go for humanity. I wish there was a country that could be JUST for sniveling, lying little psychotic cowards like you and Death to hang out in. JUST for you and all the extremist fundamentalists. Maybe a corner of Antarctica far from the penguins. The good news is that within a few years or so, it should be a tropical paradise due to all the global warming.... George M. Carter In answer to you first question: NO. /DH > Please distribute to anyone you think may be interested! > Thanks, [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > To learn more about the HIV programs in Iran, please visit: > http://www.ghinmeca.com/ |
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