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1 | African MSM & Sex Workers Voice Concerns and Hopes at AIDS 2008 | SIDA 2008: Ny ahiahy sy ny fanantenan'ny MSM sy ny manao anton'asa ny fananahana Afirikana |
2 | The AIDS 2008 conference (IAC) in Mexico City drew to a close on August, 8th, 2008. | Nifarana tamin'ny 8 aogositra 2008 teo ny fihaonana momba ny SIDA 2008 (IAC) notontosaina tao Mexico. |
3 | The theme of the conference was “universal action now” and judging by the heavy international attendance, the focus on marginalized communities and the daily newsletter aptly called “Global Voice”, it delivered on the promise. | “Universal action now” na asa iarahan'ny rehetra manerantany atao izao no lohahevitra nobanjinin'ny fihaonana ary raha heverina ny fanatrehan'ny avy amin'ny vazantany efatra, ny fifantohana tamin'ireo vondron'olona nailakilaka ary ny fivoahan'ny gazety isan'andro natsaoina hoe “Global Voice”, dia tratra ny tanjona. |
4 | Here we review testimonies from African participants at the conference, their perspectives on the 6 days-long summit and issues they wished were addressed further. | Indro ary ny fijoroana vavolombelona avy amin'ny mpandray anjara Afirikana nandray anjara tao amin'ny fihaonana, ny fomba fijeriny nandritra ny 6 andro nisian'ny vovonana ary ny lohahevitra tiany hobanjinina amin'ny manaraka. |
5 | Dr. Nabulo Mabaso, Deputy Medical Director of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation‘s Ithembalabantu “People's Hope” Clinic in Durban expresses his satisfaction that support for marginalized communities (sex workers, men who have sex with men, and indigeneous people) was emphasized by conference organizers. | Naneho ny hafaliany noho ny fahitany ny ezaka ataon'ny mpikarakara ny hetsika ho fanohanana ireo vondron'olona voailakilaka (makorelina, pelaka, ary ny vahoaka indizeny)[miala tsiny ny mpandika teny raha mivantana toy izany ny dika satria efa mahalaza azy ireo teny ireo na dia ezahina fatratra aza ny hanamboaramboarana ny teny “hahamasina” ny fanaony] ny Dr. Nabulo Mabaso, tale lehiben'ny fiandraiketana ny fahasalamana ao amin'ny AIDS Healthcare Foundation toeram-pitsaboana ny SIDA antsoina hoe “Fanantenan'ny Vahoaka” ao Ithembalabantu any Durban. |
6 | However, he explains that this focus should extend to other marginalized communities and even currently isolated nations: | Na izany aza dia nohazavainy fa tokony itarina amin'ireo vondron'olona hafa voailakilaka ny banjina ary maninona moa raha hatramin'ny firenena mitoka-monina ankehitriny mihitsy aza: |
7 | “There is still limited access to treatment. | Mbola voafetra ihany ny fahazoana mitsabo. |
8 | For example, my neighboring country, Zimbabwe, it might be politically unstable, but there are people on the ground who are suffering and because of sanctions that are being imposed funders are not going to Zimbabwe. | Ohatra amin'izany ny firenena mifanolo-bodirindrina amiko, dia i Zimbaboe, izay tsy mitombina ara-politika, saingy mijaly kosa ny mponina ao aminy ary noho ny sazy mihatra aminy dia tsy hankany Zimbamboe ny mpamatsy vola. Antenaiko moa fa amin'ny farany dia hampiharina tokoa ny fahazoan'ny rehetra tsy anavahana mitsabo tena. |
9 | At the end of the day, it's the lives of individuals and I hope the theme of universal access is really put into practice”. | Monina any Bujumbura i George Kanuma ary mpikatroka ao amin'ny fikambanana miorina any Firantsa antsoina hoe Africa Gay sady mpikambana ihany koa ao amin'ny ANSS (Fikambanan'ireo mitondra ny tsimok'aretina VIH sy mararin'ny SIDA ao Burundi). |
10 | George Kanuma lives in Bujumbura and is an activist for the France-based association Africa Gay and is a member of ANSS (National Association for HIV-Positive and AIDS patients in Burundi). | Faly amin'ny nampivoitra ny lohahevitra momba ny MSM (Men having Sex with Men na lehilahy miray amin'ny lehilahy) sy ireo manao manao ho anton'asa ny fananahany tamin'ny fihaonana izy (fr) [dia lazao foana fa ny teny gasy hatrany no lava mandreraka]: |
11 | He is content with the renewed emphasis on MSM (Men having Sex with Men) and sex workers at the conference (fr): However, in some French-speaking African countries, discrimination is still very strong, he explains (fr): | Na izany aza dia nohazavainy fa mbola matanjaka dia matanjaka ny fanavakavahana any amin'ny Firenena Afirikana miteny Firantsay, hoy ny fanazavany hoe (fr): Misy ny firenena tahaka an'i Kamerona sy Senegaly no mbola mametraka ny homosexualité (mahapelaka) ho heloka bevava. [..] |
12 | A few countries, like Cameroon or Senegal, still criminalize homosexuality. [..] | |
13 | There are also cases like the one in Rwanda, where the president of the LGBT association cannot exit her country because the immigration police is still holding her passport. | Misy ary moa ny tranga toy ny any Rwanda tsy afa-nivoaka ny firenena nisy azy ny filohan'ny pelaka lahy sy vavy satria notazonin'ny polisy misahana ny fifindra-monina ny pasipaorony. |
14 | The Fimizore project in Madagascar was one of the recipient of the 2008 UNAIDS Red Ribbon Award. | Iray amin'ireo nahazo ny lokan'ny fehimenan'ny ONUSIDA 2008 ny Tetikasa Fimizore eto Madagasikara. |
15 | Balou, a trans-gendered sexual worker and her colleague Jeannie, are members of the project and they both weighed in on their hope and concerns for the conference. | Balou, iray amin'ireo sarimbavy “tena izy” sady manao ho anton'asa “ny fananahany” (aiza kosa?) sy i Jeannie mpiara-miasa aminy dia samy mpikambana ao amin'ny tetikasa ary samy nilaza ny ahiahiny sy ny fanantenany amin'ity fihaonana ity. |
16 | Like Kanuma, they both emphasized the need to end marginalization of sexual workers if we want to effectively fight HIV/AIDS (mg): | Tahaka an'i Kanuma, dia navoitran'izy ireo ny tokony hamaranana hatreo ny fanilikilihana ny manasokajy ny fananahany ho fanaovana anton'asa raha tiantsika tokoa ny hiady amin'ny VIH/SIDA (mg): |
17 | Marginalization is what prevents MSM (men having sex with men) and TDS ( sexual workers) from taking care of their health [..] There are also the walls of traditional Malagasy culture. | “Ny fanilikilihana indrindra no manakana ny MSM sy ny TDS hikarakara ny fahasalamany […] Io moa dia eo ihany ny fomba-drazana antsika malagasy, raha ohatra hoe msm dia tsy tafiditra am-pasan-drazana. |
18 | For instance, if you are a MSM, you will not be allowed to enter the familial cemetery (when you pass away). | Raha amin'ny autorites dia mahafa-po fa raha amin'ny societe civile, mbola mila fivoarana.” |
19 | The official authorities have made great strides but the civil society has still a long way to go (in ending marginalization). | Farany, tsy vokatry ny tsy fahazakan'ny fiarahamonina ny fisiany sy ny fandaharanasa politika ihany ny fisian'ny vondron'olona voailikilika hiady amin'ny VIH/SIDA. |
20 | Finally, marginalized communities in the fight against HIV/AIDS are not only products of cultural intolerance or political agendas. | |
21 | They are also the result of economic hardships or plain geographical locations. | Ao ihany koa ny fahasarotam-piainana sy ny halavirantany. |
22 | In this video, on The Hub, Dr. Phillip Njemanze, in Imo State, Nigeria, explains the struggle for HIV positive people in rural areas to monitor their immune system: | Ao amin'ity lahatsary The Hub ity, ny Dr. Phillip Njemanze, any amin'ny fanjakana Imo, Nigeria, no manazava ny tolona atrehin'ny olona mitondra ny otrikaretina VIH any ambanivohitra mba hampaherezana ny hery fiarovana ao aminy: |
23 | “In rural areas in Imo State, CD4 testing is non-existent. | Tsy misy fitsapana CD4 any ambanivohitry ny fanjakana Imo. |
24 | This means for 3.5 million people you have only two centers that can measure CD4 count in the whole state [..] | Ny dikan'izany dia roa ihany ny ivotoerana ahafahana mandrefy ny CD4 ho an'ny fanjakana iray manontolo misy mponina 3 500 000. [..] |
25 | The most important thing would be, to be able to move around with the test and go where the patients are.” | Ny zavadehibe tokony atao dia ny fahafahana mivezivezy hanaovana fizahana sy mandeha any amin'ny misy ny marary. |