Question

Film : Rampant - How a City Stopped a Plague
Reflect on how the Australian “method” of fighting HIV differs from the U.S. using examples from the film.

Answer 1

First case of AIDS identified in 1981 and the next year it was found in the Sydney,Australia..There was lot of government program in the Australia against antivirus attack and  Sydney's public health initiatives encouraged the use of productive measures like condom, and the government introduced needle exchange program mention about needle safety and created shocking grim reaper advertising campaign..Safety measures using condoms and gays to promote the safe sex..Thus U.S and other country used drug rehabilitation and behavior changes..Film showed gang of gays,prostitutes and junkies protected from the HIV infection..Rampant is the story of AIDS in Australia..Australia minister for health under the Hawke government in Australia have taken several steps include the open discussion of safe sex by giving away needle and condoms and following government act made Australia brought the AIDS rates less than other country..But in America government did not introduced still fund needle programs make HIV rates are high..Example : drug users incidence in Australia 1 percent, but in USA it is 20 percent..Film also insist about theory,stigma and realities..the work from newspaper editor,government officials and activist made HIV awareness more effective in Australia than any other country..