Re: Muzaffarnagar: HIV-positive couple assaulted for not leaving the village

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Dear forum,

This is an unfortunate incidence indeed. The villagers need to be made aware

about the facts and the myths about the disease.

        

In our community orientation programs, I have found the villagers to be quite

interested in knowing about the disease. The youth and ladies have lots of

questions to ask about HIV-AIDS. They might have seen Shabana Azmi hugging HIV

positive children, but are never convinced by that advertizement. One college

going student from a village said, " oh, that is just acting.. can't be true " But

after my simple educational CD presentation and talk in Marathi, they were happy

to know that they will never get infected if they help any HIV positive person.

We should try to spread the messege through direct dialouges like these. I have

found them quite effective. The about mentioned episodes can definitely thus be

reduced.

Dr. Divya Mithel

Jyothis Care centre, Kalamboli

e-mail: <d_mithel@...>