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Waste and HIV billboards beside a local jogging trail in Waingapu, where people gather for evening exercise.<\/p>\n
Original photograph, 1920 \u00d7 1081 pixels. Click the image to view it at full size.<\/p>\n
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This new Photo of the Day<\/a> shows our waste and HIV billboards beside a local jogging trail in Waingapu. People come here to move, meet and spend time outdoors. On 19 October, as we installed about ten more panels across the city, community health education<\/a> became part of that familiar evening routine.<\/p>\n An estimated 100 to 200 people use this place each evening, arriving on foot or by scooter. During installation, many showed interest. Some young people thanked our team.<\/p>\n I walked three kilometres on the trail myself. Being here matters. We can see where people pause and make ourselves available for a conversation, without asking anyone to disclose something personal.<\/p>\n HIV can be present without symptoms. Physical fitness cannot establish a person\u2019s HIV status. Testing, with consent and confidentiality, opens access to appropriate prevention or treatment. Antiretroviral therapy suppresses viral replication and protects immune function. Nobody should have to become visibly ill before seeking care. A young person asking about HIV deserves a calm, respectful response. The next step should be access to care, not an explanation to onlookers.<\/p>\n Our HIV poster<\/a> and waste management poster<\/a> address different risks. Waste collection and safe disposal help protect the places where people exercise; burning rubbish exposes people to harmful air pollution. The two messages belong in public space, without stigma or blame.<\/p>\n Our 9 October report<\/a> introduced the campaign. Tonight\u2019s community health education begins with people stopping and responding. That interest matters. Whether it leads to testing, care or different waste practices is something we still have to establish.<\/p>\n 19 October 2026 | Alex Wettstein<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=”External Links” admin_label=”5. Title: External Links” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”21536528-39cb-48dd-9e70-e5a08f7ac11f” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text – Verified external resources” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”a9f9db81-700d-4f32-ab60-12f4699a1a92″ text_orientation=”left” custom_css_main_element=”text-align: left !important;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Understand prevention beyond the billboard” admin_label=”Pop-Up Button – Waingapu Jogging Trail” _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”ea06e631-5eb7-48fe-b975-7d01a636427d” custom_margin=”2vh||||false|false” dsm_modules_popup=”on” dsm_modules_popup_library=”25128349″ dsm_modules_popup_width=”25%” dsm_modules_close_icon_color=”#111111″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” dsm_modules_popup_width_tablet=”65%” dsm_modules_popup_width_phone=”95%” dsm_modules_popup_width_last_edited=”on|desktop”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 d\u2019un sentier de jogging populaire \u00e0 Waingapu, nos nouveaux panneaux publicitaires sur le VIH et les d\u00e9chets rencontrent des personnes lors de leur routine quotidienne. Certains jeunes ont remerci\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9quipe. Alex a parcouru trois kilom\u00e8tres pour y arriver, r\u00e9fl\u00e9chissant \u00e0 la mani\u00e8re dont les messages de sant\u00e9 publique peuvent ouvrir un dialogue sans n\u00e9cessiter une r\u00e9v\u00e9lation personnelle.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":25128351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[285,1223,414],"tags":[1436,1554,1591,1723,1642,474,988,1724],"class_list":["post-25128352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-education","category-picture-of-the-day","category-health-preservation","tag-east-sumba","tag-health-education","tag-hiv-testing","tag-jogging-trail","tag-public-health","tag-waingapu","tag-waste-management","tag-young-people"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tCommunity health education where people already gather<\/h2>\n
Feeling well is not an HIV test<\/h2>\n
List of Related Organisations with Hyperlinks<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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