Poland





General Information on Poland: Population: 38million Capital: Warsaw Area: 120,728 sq miles Major language: Polish Major religion: Christianity Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 80 years (women) Main exports: Machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals GNI per capita: $12,260 US

Information relating Poland with HIV/AIDS
 * first HIV/AIDS cases in Poland diagnosed in the mid 1980s
 * Of the ten Central European countries, Poland had the most people living with AIDS in 2009 - about 27,000 people, about 8,200 were women
 * When AIDS spread to Poland in the early 1990s, it was partly because of narcotics addicts since the drugs were administered and distributed by syringe
 * There was also a lack of modern diagnostic technology and poor hygiene in public health facilities



What is the problem? How does it affect your country?
 * The problem in Poland is the spread of AIDS and the amount of people that have the virus. In Central Europe, Poland has the most number of infected people.

What has your country done to combat the problem?
 * Poland has attempted to create informative programs to stop the spread of the disease but lacked the funding and trained workers for the program.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are the various “sides” in the debate?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is really only one side to AIDS, and it is to stop the spread of AIDS or even to find a cure.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Which aspects of the issue are most important to your country?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Both AIDS prevention and the cure to AIDS is very important to a country like Poland mostly because of the entire Central Europe, Poland has at least 2 times the amount of people infected with AIDS than the next closest country.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If your country is not involved with the issue, how can it become involved?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Poland could become more involved with AIDS awareness programs to inform their general public. Put more money into the programs.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How will your country shape the debate at the conference?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Poland would probably be for everything that may help the spread of AIDS if money permits.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What arguments will other countries make?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other countries may say that Poland could be a bit too late to help those already infected and will focus on the prevention of AIDS rather than the cure.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do the positions of other countries affect your country’s position?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Depending on the country’s amount of infected people with AIDS and the likeliness of AIDS to become an epidemic in the country will determine their stance on the cure for AIDS. All countries on the other hand will most likely be for trying to find a way to prevent the spread.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is there evidence or statistics that might help to back up your country’s position?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Only stats of Poland would be the amount of people infected with AIDS compared to the rest of Central Europe but when matched up with other countries in other areas, Poland is not as much.

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