Thursday, July 15, 2010

HIV stigma stifles outreach in Arab states

via Arabian Business.com

We have to admit this is home grown ... Deportation doesn't help. Just having someone with HIV doesn't mean they are automatically spreading the virus.


Only 10 to 14 percent of the 400,000 people infected with HIV in the Middle East and North Africa get treatment due to the stigma and discrimination that has made people wary of being tested, a UNAIDS official said.

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