Nelson Mandela: The Epidemic of AIDS

AIDS has devastated not only families, but entire communities…and even countries. It is also considered one of the greatest threats to children today. There are 13 million AIDS orphans in the world. In South Africa, 70,000 babies are born with AIDS every year. Former South African President Nelson Mandela is deeply concerned about the impact of AIDS, not only in South Africa but around the world...


When Oprah sat down with Nelson Mandela to discuss this topic, he was passionate about combating the spread of this devastating disease... [yes, i am blogging something from Oprah! :-) ]

"One of the things that is destroying people with AIDS is the stigma which we attach to it. When a person realizes that they're suffering from a disease in which I'm shunned by my friends, by my parents, I'm a castaway. He or she loses the determination to fight. One thing we must avoid is to allow people to lose hope in the future. "

Question: Do you think we attach the same stigma to suicide & depression?? In the Asia-Pacific, we have countries with some of the highest suicide rates in the world.

To name a few: Australia, Japan, the pacific islands...So, why aren't we talking about it??