361 new cases of HIV reported between Jan and Oct: MOH

[archdraong]

Just want to share this here, this is indeed worrying. Hope everyone here practice safe sex and be safe. Remember to do the occasional checkups especially if you're sexually active with multiple partners

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/361-new-cases-of-hiv-reported-between-jan-and-oct-moh-9459194

[Guest Goodness]

Just look at some of the guys here. Clearly they couldn’t care less with all these sex request and offers. It’s only a matter of time they will add up to that number. If sex with one is that good, sex with many will be better, since hiv is not a death sentence anymore, why bother? All these mentality, especially from those younger guys. Posting all those request and ugly xxx pics, probably only attract those std/infected guys who don’t bother doing routine checks looking for a fuck hole to breed and spread bugs. 

[Guest Guest]

2 hours ago, Guest Goodness said:

Just look at some of the guys here. Clearly they couldn’t care less with all these sex request and offers. It’s only a matter of time they will add up to that number. If sex with one is that good, sex with many will be better, since hiv is not a death sentence anymore, why bother? All these mentality, especially from those younger guys. Posting all those request and ugly xxx pics, probably only attract those std/infected guys who don’t bother doing routine checks looking for a fuck hole to breed and spread bugs. 

You write well! When can we meet? Care to intro? Top, btm or flex? Can you host？

[Clive]

HIV is easily preventable!

 

Well, sex is good and more sex is fun. We just need to protect ourselves.

 

Always use condoms, correctly. Consider PrEP if you're high risk!

 

Appearances don't predict HIV status. Arguably, attractive guys probably have more sexual partners and hence have higher risk. 

 

In the end, HIV can affect anyone, and all gay guys need to protect ourselves and each other!

[Guest Suck]

You suck, be sucked, fuck, be fucked......all die....don't add to the figure next year ok

[Clive]

With treatment, people with HIV live almost as long as people who do not have HIV. They can live a normal life.

 

Living with HIV is however, expensive because of medications.

 

By using condoms, getting tested, staying on treatment for those positive and using PrEP, we can eliminate HIV.

[auscent]

Getting HIV is not an immediate death sentence. But trauma n unnecess expenditure may not be worth it. 

 

Hot sex is good. Safe sex is always better.

[Guest Born to die]

2 hours ago, auscent said:

Getting HIV is not an immediate death sentence. But trauma n unnecess expenditure may not be worth it. 

 

Hot sex is good. Safe sex is always better.

U do know tat ageing itself is an incurable disease too rite???

[Guest har]

1 minute ago, Guest Born to die said:

U do know tat ageing itself is an incurable disease too rite???

your point being?

[Guest ..........]

HIV is no longer a death sentence.

 

But it is a life sentence. Play safer and keep others safer. One moment's folly is not worth a lifetime of regrets.

[auscent]

Ageing happens to every one. HIV/AIDS is preventable.

[Guest Bien]

I don't really get much understanding from these regular updates other than yes hiv is around us.

 

I would like very much to know :

 

Is there any intentional spread of it given that the number of new cases keep coming up.

Is medication made available to those who can't afford it.

Are the Pos guided/supported in the new way to live.

How much bigger is the projected  pool than the pool of  recorded total.

How extensive is the practice of safe sex locally.

etc..

 

[Clive]

Intentional spread of HIV is punishable by law. If you suspect you have HIV, and have sex without letting the other person know, it is also punishable by law. However, people with HIV often have no symptoms, feel and look well. So by not going for testing, they will not know they have it or are spreading it.

 

The are government subsidies available according to household income.

 

Pos still face discrimination and stigma, although we are trying to get rid of it.

 

Around 70% of persons with HIV are diagnosed.

 

Raw anal is many more times more risky than raw vaginal. Please at least use PrEP to protect yourself if you are practicing risky sex!

 

 

[Guest Husband material]

On 04/12/2017 at 3:10 PM, Guest Bien said:

I don't really get much understanding from these regular updates other than yes hiv is around us.

 

I would like very much to know :

 

Is there any intentional spread of it given that the number of new cases keep coming up.

Is medication made available to those who can't afford it.

Are the Pos guided/supported in the new way to live.

How much bigger is the projected  pool than the pool of  recorded total.

How extensive is the practice of safe sex locally.

etc..

 

You seemed thoughtful as a person. Want to marry you already.

[transmissionsm]

I guess there is no way to know the chance of hiv from bj.

 

I don't do anal but frequently thought of performing bj and it's news like these that makes me just jo at home to keep the urge down.

Of course I can request for the guy to wear CD but not many people like that.

[hairy40'sgindian]

26 minutes ago, transmissionsm said:

I guess there is no way to know the chance of hiv from bj.

 

I don't do anal but frequently thought of performing bj and it's news like these that makes me just jo at home to keep the urge down.

Of course I can request for the guy to wear CD but not many people like that.

https://selfhacked.com/blog/unhealthy-ejaculate/

[ajax]

source : https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/last-hiv-candlelight-memorial-at-cdc

 

Last HIV candlelight memorial at CDC

Patients share experiences in yearly event at heritage site before move to nearby centre

Janice Tai

Social Affairs Correspondent

 

 

Calvin is 22 and has lived with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for three years.

When he found out that he was infected, the then 19-year-old stayed cooped up in his room for a week. It took him a year to break the news to his close friends, and two years before he broached it with his family.

Yesterday, he shared his story and experience of living with HIVwith members of the public, during a candlelight memorial at the Communicable Diseases Centre (CDC) in Moulmein Road.

 

According to non-profit groups which work with HIV and Aids patients, Calvin is believed to be the youngest Singaporean among the few who have publicly talked about their experience of living with HIV.

"I just want to show others that we live lives no different from them, and to encourage other people who have it who might be feeling very alone in the world," said Calvin, a freelance designer. He prefers not to disclose his full name.

Yesterday's memorial, for those living with HIV or who have died from it, was the last one to be held at the current location, as the CDC plans to move to the nearby National Centre for Infectious Diseases soon.

 

The CDC is a heritage site for HIV and Aids treatment in Singapore.

The first case of HIV in the country was diagnosed on May 16, 1985, and the patient was warded there.

 

More than 5,000 have since been treated there. Many remember its colonial British architecture of spacious single-storey blocks and pavilions amid verdant greenery.

Of the 7,548 Singapore residents reported to have HIV or Aids from 1985 to 2016, 1,888 have died.

The number of cases of HIV/Aids in Singapore has fallen.

In 2016, 408 people were diagnosed with HIV and Aids, down from 455 the previous year.

 

Its incidence has dropped from about 122 persons for each million people in the population in 2012 to about 103 in 2016.

Associate Professor Lee Cheng Chuan, head of the CDC's HIV programme, said the most pressing challenge regarding HIV today is the continuing stigma and discrimination. "This must end for us to end Aids," he said.

HIV attacks the body's immune system and acquired immune deficiency syndrome is the most severe phase of HIV infection.

There is no cure, but people with HIV are expected to have a normal lifespan if they take medication and adhere to treatment.

Yesterday, about 100 people - including those with HIV, their friends, families and healthcare workers - gathered to light candles and silently walk the grounds of the CDC for one last time.

The memorial has been held at the CDC every year since the 1980s.

Earlier, three people living with HIV, their family members and social workers shared their experiences with the audience.

One of them, who wanted to be known only as Adrian, was diagnosed two years ago.

The 26-year-old said there are many misconceptions about the virus - like how it is transmitted by hugging or the sharing of cups and utensils. HIV is spread mainly through sexual intercourse here.

Adrian said he was dismissed as a service crew member by a food and beverage chain last year for not declaring earlier that he has HIV.

He had declared his HIV status a month after he started work, as he wanted to volunteer for a World Aids Day event.

"I was shocked and disappointed," said Adrian, who is now freelancing in events management.

"They terminated me seemingly because of my lack of honesty, but if I did declare that in my job interview, I wouldn't have known if they would hire me."

Calvin, who has had similar experiences, has also turned to freelancing.

"What people say can also be very damaging.

"A friend asked me when was I going to be 'clean' again when I told her I have HIV. It hurts to be viewed as being dirty," said Calvin.

"People with HIV need all the emotional and financial support they can get."

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on May 20, 2018, with the headline 'Last HIV candlelight memorial at CDC'. Print Edition | Subscribe

[tyan]

Luckily I’m ugly, fat and now old. So even lesser chance. Should I count myself lucky?

[Guest Guest]

1 hour ago, tyan said:

Luckily I’m ugly, fat and now old. So even lesser chance. Should I count myself lucky?

Pls be more sensitive to others here.. Need not add salt to the wound. 

[tyan]

18 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

Pls be more sensitive to others here.. Need not add salt to the wound. 

Opps. Sorry. I dun mean to offend anyone.