“We see a staggering array of social problems arising directly from poverty, including but not limited to tens of thousands of children in orphanages or other state care; crime; disrespect for civil government because government cannot be felt or seen as civil for anyone left to suffer in poverty; young people prostituting themselves on the street; drug abuse to alleviate the aches and pains of the suffering that arises from poverty and misery; HIV/AIDS spreading like a plague amidst prostitution, unprotected sex, and drug abuse; more children being born into this mix and ending up in state care at further cost to the state; criminals coming from poverty backgrounds, ending up as bandits, returning to communities after prison, with few options except further criminal activity.”

Something in the order of 250 million dollars has been allocated to prevention in Ukraine and yet the HIV rate has increased to 1.6% of population, according to UN estimates.

Yet there is no response from Western European governments to this impending crisis. I focus on the UK government, in a call for action to support humanitarian efforts:

http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=18278215199

The plan has already been delivered and responded to by both Ukrainian and US government. Our UK FCO have simply disregarded it, as have many of our politicians.

http://www.p-ced.com/projects/ukraine/national/

Jeff Mowatt

Leaders from the North America Syringe Exchange Network http://www.nasen.org/ , who can provide Starter Kits and Technical Support as well as cheaper cost of needed equipment will also be available for discussion. Any interested party is invited to participate. We actively seek the participation of church members and pastors; the health related professionals; attorneys; government officials as well as employees and local authorities.

Persons who wish to attend the Syringe Exchange Workshop do not need to be a participant to the conference. But You most contact me about

this meeting and/or Paula Santiago@harmreduction.org (202) 213-6276 x15 about participating in the conference as participant or vendor.

We know that syringe exchange works; we know the political will is more open to today’s reality. Blacks and Hispanics are amongst the largest percentage of new HIV and Hepatitis new cases due to IV Drug use. We are working against the silences, censorship, myth, misinformation and lack of action. Please contribute to the solution.

On Federal Funding Syringe Programs

You can go to the harm reduction coaltion site http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/HRC/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=25278

or this other site.

http://capwiz.com/aac/issues/alert/?alertid=11709611 this act will allow Federal Money to be use in Syringe programs

This website will sent a letter to your Federal Congress Representative, but also if you know others who may be interested helping you can send them the information so they can help too. Please help use win and stop the spread of HIV and Hepatitis.

Saving Lives and Money

Besides saving lives, these needle exchanges deliver a huge financial payoff. Consider the case of an HIV-positive addict who infects eight others in a one-year period (a very modest estimate). If each turns to Medicaid to pay his or her lifetime medical costs (at an average $119,000 plus), that’s about a $1 million burden for taxpayers–money that could have been saved if the one addict had been in a needle-exchange program.