艾滋滋病防治计划（如男性包皮自愿切割、控制母婴传播以及社会保障计划）的推行过程中，面临不同社会文化结构和系统对它们的阻碍或者促进影响，因此，我们应该把文化的作用和科学的普及有机结合起来，努力使社会能够接受这些新型的观点和措施。比如在宣传男性包皮自愿切割这个计划的时候，许多政府就已经认识到了社会文化的重要性，他们在不愿意接受这种手术的人群里努力促进交流，使人们能够受到其他人的行为影响，这种方法对这项计划的推行十分有益。
联合国救援署执行主任Michel Sidibé曾经拜访过肯尼亚西部的一个长老议会首领，并就他们所在族群转变传统观念问题进行了双方会谈——这些长老在塑造这个地区文化传统上的作用举足轻重，在他们的帮助和指导下，这个区域的大部分人都渐渐接受了健康生活和健康性行为的理念并付诸实践。
不仅如此，长老议会还让很多可怜的寡妇们重新被人们接受，她们的丈夫都死于艾滋病并发症，而她们也被剥夺了继承权，在长老们的努力下，这些可怜的女人们终于摆脱了耻辱的标签，大声发出了自己的声音，现在，已经有198名以上曾被这个群体抛弃的寡妇重新恢复了正常生活。
对于这些努力和成果，Michel Sidibe说到：“长老会为他们领导的这个群体做出的巨大努力和辛勤工作，给我留下了深刻的印象。他们坚持了这个族群代代传承下来的积极文化价值，保证了整个群体的团结，同时，在如何带领群体应对艾滋病带来的挑战问题上，也给我们示范了一条成功的道路。”
在推动男性包皮切割的过程中，长老会发生了巨大的作用，大大改变了人们对艾滋病的反应。对男性的包皮进行切割是防止艾滋病的一种重要措施，自2007年12月以来，政府就已经提供了该项服务。2007年的数据显示：HIV病毒在没有包皮切割的男性之间传播比例是百分之十三点二，而切割了包皮的男性之间，传播比例只有百分之三点九，前者差不多是后者的四倍。
在肯尼亚西部的一些地区，包皮切割并不为传统所接受，但通过长老会最近一段时间的努力，这些地区对这项服务的需求度已经越来越高。在过去的几个月里，就有超过20000人自愿接受了这项手术，在推动这项计划的过程中，长老会发挥了举足轻重的作用，它的努力大大推动了这项服务的普及和被民众接受！
AIDS prevention and control - much-needed culture of ice-breaking
Yi Zizi disease prevention and control plan (such as male circumcision a voluntary cut, controlling mother to child transmission as well as the social security scheme) in the implementation of the process, faced with different socio-cultural structures and systems to prevent or to promote their influence, so we should be the role of culture and The popularization of science combine efforts to allow society to accept these new ideas and measures. Example, male circumcision a voluntary cut in promoting the scheme, when many government had recognized the importance of social culture, they are unwilling to accept this operation to promote the exchange of the crowd, allowing people to influence by other people's behavior, which kinds of methods on the implementation of this program very useful.
Of the United Nations Relief Michel Sidibé has been the Executive Director of the Department visited elders in western Kenya, a parliamentary leader, and on their host communities to change the traditional concept of the issue of talks between the two sides - these are the elders in shaping the cultural traditions of this region plays a pivotal role in their help and guidance, this region, most people gradually accepted the healthy life and health and put into practice the concept of sexuality.
Not only that, the elders Parliament also make a lot of the poor widows to re-been accepted that their husbands have died of AIDS complications, but they are also deprived of inheritance rights, in the efforts of the elders, these poor women have finally shaken off the shame labels, issued their own loud voice, and now has more than 198 widows who have been abandoned by this group to resume normal lives.
For these efforts and achievements, Michel Sidibe said: "Presbyterian Church, led the group for their tremendous efforts and hard work, I left a deep impression on him. They insist that this ethnic group inherited from generation to generation of the positive cultural value, to ensure the unity of the entire group, while leading the group on how to deal with the challenges of AIDS issues, has also given us a model of the path to success. "
In the promotion of male circumcision process, the Presbyterian Church has undergone tremendous role, significantly change the people's response to AIDS. Pairs of male circumcision to be cut is an important measure to prevent AIDS, since December 2007, the Government has already provided the service. 2007 data show: HIV virus is not spread between male circumcision ratio is 13.2%, while the cutting of the foreskin of males between the transmission ratio is only 3.9 percent, the former is almost a post - of those four times.
In some areas of western Kenya, circumcision is not as traditionally accepted, but through the Presbyterian's most recent efforts in these areas, demand for such services has been increasing. In the past few months, there were more than 20,000 people voluntarily accepted the surgery, in the process of implementing this plan, the elders will play a pivotal role, its efforts have greatly contributed to the popularity of the service and be acceptable to the people!
