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How to curb the HIV/AIDS epidemic — Lessons from general equilibrium

Eleven percent of the Malawian population is HIV infected. Eighteen percent of sexual encounters are casual. A condom is used one quarter of the time.

A choice-theoretic general equilibrium search model is constructed to analyze the Malawian epidemic. In the developed framework, people select between different sexual practices while knowing the inherent risk.

The analysis suggests that the efficacy of public policy depends upon the induced behavioral changes and general equilibrium effects that are typically absent in epidemiological studies and small-scale field experiments.

For some interventions (some forms of promoting condoms or marriage), the quantitative exercise suggests that these effects may increase HIV prevalence, while for others (such as male circumcision or increased incomes) they strengthen the effectiveness of the intervention.

A new paper by Greenwood,  Kircher, Santos and Tertilt.

Related, I am intrigued by a Telegraph article that “Scientists are on the brink of a cure for HIV“. I am hopeful but skeptical. Anyone with insight?

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    Finding out you have HIV can be an incredibly shattering experience. And I think the reason for this is everyone is under the false assumption that the virus is not curable. Well, i totally disagree with this. I was diagnosed of HIV disease for the past 5 months, with the curiousity and search for a cure i came across a blog and i saw lot of testimony post from people making a reference to Dr.Shakade on how he used his natural herbal medicine to cure them of their diseases Some testimonies was centered on;
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  11. Hello dear friends, Dr. Isaac just cured my HIV disease, I had always believed all this posts about him and I have confirmed it. I was diagnosed with HIV and my heart knows no peace, I decided to contact him because I have been seeing many testimonies about him, I contacted him, filled his Herbal form, he asked me to buy some items in which he will use in preparing the cure for me. I did, and he casted the spell and asked me to go for check-up in the hospital, I went to do the test I was tested negative, I still very happy, been positive turned negative. You can get your healing from him contact him through this email on dr.isaachelpcenter@gmail.com

  12. My name is jennifer cook, i want to give almighty praise to Dr Tanasia who helped me get cured of my HIV/AID diseases, please help me thank this great woman whom God has sent from heaven to save people’s life, this wonderful woman also save the life of my friend who had HIV/AID just like I did, please thank this man for me, also if you have any type of problem or you need cure to any diseases you can also contact her to help you out, he is a wonderful man, his email is tanasiajobs210@gmail.com or tanasiajobs210@gmail.com contact her now to help you too, you can also reach her on phone +27620171252

  13. Greetings My name is Katelyn from united states, i am here to thank DR Odia the powerful spell caster that rescue me from HIV AIDS. I was diagnosed of this disease in the year 2012, and because of this, i was very unhappy with my life, and i went into research on how i can get cured, i contacted allot of spell casters and none of them could help me rather they scammed me and took away my money without helping me. All this period of my life, i was sad and unhappy so one day as i was in the internet a decided to sign in a friend guestbook, only for me to see was a testimony of a lady on how she was helped by DR Odia, so i was confused to contact him at the moment because i didn’t want to be scammed again but after one week, i decided to contact him, so when i contacted him, he assure me that he will help me and i told him that many spell casters has also told me this but they all scammed me, he told me not to worry that he is going to help me, So i believe in him because all i wanted was to be cured, so he prepared a healing spell for me and told me to wait for just 24 hours, after 24 hours, i went to the hospital for test and to me happiness the test stated that i was cured from the disease.. This gladdens my heart and everybody in the hospital was surprised even the Medical Doctor, So viewers DR ODia is a God Gifted man and can help you to cure all types of sickness like HIV AIDS, CANCER, PILE, Kidney problem and lot’s more. You can contact him through his email on ( odialovespelltemple@gmail.com).

  14. Hello my name is Joyce Adams i am from Togo i have a wonderful testimony to share to you all , how a great spell cast help me and my friend to cure our hiv .back them we where doing prostitution but we change but we did not no we where have hiv when i was about to get married me and my husband visited a doctor for blood group the doctor discover that i was a hiv positive i was so diverstated we try to look for a solution .One day i went out for a shopping i meet an old friend of my he introduced me to a very powerful spellcaster i did not believed him but he told me every thing we be fine i believed him .he told me to go within 7days every thing we be fine she told me to pay a little amount of money to buy things that we be used .and immediately 7 days i was hiv negative i am happy married and have a child.thanks to Madamlovethhomeofcure@outlook.com if you need her help email her Madamlovethhomeofcure@outlook.com

  15. My name is Fred lugard.I am from united
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    then. until i meet these great spiritual man,
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  16. I never believed spell could cue HIV on till now.
    My name is Kelvin from South Africa i saw some testimonies on the internet on how Dr. Ariba cured a girl of HIV/AIDS. but because i was desperate i tried and contacted him on dr.aribaspelltemple@outlook.com and he casted my spell and sent me a parcel and after two days i was healed totally. if you need his help, you can contact him on dr.aribaspelltemple@outlook.com or call +2348163979933 and get cured.
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  17. hello, my name is Jose from united kingdom, i want to share this wonderful testimony to you guy in case you are in this same problem. i was suffering from HIV/AIDS for 1 year and 9 months until i meant Doctor Aluta who counseled me and told me he could cure me, i never believed him, i thought that there was never a cure for my deadly ailment. Doctor Aluta told me that his herbs could cure me, and then i decided to give it a try, he told me that once i start taking it, that it will only take me some days to be cured, and i believed him, after he gave me the medicine, behold i took it and i was cured in just 3 days, i even went for a test to confirm it and now i am very happy to tell you that i am now HIV/AIDS negative and i am also happy that i will not be celebrating this Christmas as a HIV/AIDS patient, so help me say a very big thank you to Doctor Aluta and God for saving me from the hands of the deadly ailment, if you also need help in this type of issues you are very free to contact him today through his private email: alutaspelltemple@hotmail.com or call him on his mobile number : +2348077526430.

  18. Healing from HIV-AIDS, i never taugh Dr camala who could ever get my HIV-AIDS cured with his healing spell, i have tried almost everything but i could’nt find any solution on my disease, despite all these happening to me, i always spend alot to buy a HIV drugs from hospital and taking some several medications but no relieve, until one day i was just browsing on the internet when i come accross a great post of !Michelle! who truly said that she was been diagnose with HIV and was healed that very week through the help of these great powerful healing spell doctor, sometime i really wonder why people called him Papa camala, i never knew it was alll because of the great and perfect work that he has been doing that is causing all this. so i quickly contacted him, and he ask me some few questions and he said a thing i will never forget that anyone who contacted him is ! always getting his or her healing in just 6 hours after doing all he ask you, so i was amazed all the time i heard that from him, so i did all things only to see that at the very day which he said i will be healed, all the strenght that has left me before rush back and i becomes very strong and healthy, this disease almost kills my life all because of me, so i will to hospital to give the final test to the disease and the doctor said i am HIV negative, i am very amazed and happy about the healing Dr camala gave to me from the ancient part of africa, you can email him now for your own healing too at: dr.camalahivadscure@yahoo.com
    thank you sir for healing me from HIV, i am Doris Carter.

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