Disabled people in Botswana have been largely excluded from the country’s HIV/AIDS efforts, disability advocates said at a recent two-day workshop, Botswana’s Mmegi reports.
According to speakers at the workshop, it is unfortunate that some people in Botswana claim that there have been successes in the fight against HIV/AIDS without mentioning young people living with disabilities.
Speaking [...]
Disabled people in Botswana largely neglected in HIV/AIDS efforts
AIDS group accuses airport guard of humiliation
Members of a Prince George HIV-AIDS support group say they were humiliated when airport security deemed them health risks as they waited to board a plane at the municipal airport last week.
The group of 10, all members or employees of Positive Living North, were on their way to a conference in Vancouver on March 28 [...]
Two Families Share Stories of Lost Ones Due to AIDS
In Angie Apodaca’s home, the presence of her son, Eric Apodaca, can still be felt.
Eric’s voice is still recorded on her answering machine. After five years since his death, Angie cannot erase her son’s voice.
Eric died at the age of 37 after losing the battle against AIDS.
In his teenage years, Eric confessed to his parents [...]
More than 2 Million Children Worldwide Living With HIV
A new United Nations report shows progress in treating children with HIV/AIDS, but says challenges remain.
The Children and AIDS report by three U.N. agencies, UNICEF, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization, says that last year 2.1 million children under the age of 15 were living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. It estimates 290,000 [...]
HIV-positive women not likely to reveal condition
HIV-positive women often do not reveal their diagnosis to current or possible sexual partners, to close friends, or to potential employers because of the stigma attached to the disease, according to a survey released Monday.
“Despite 25 years of progress in diagnosing and treating the disease, one in five Americans would not be comfortable with having [...]
Mental Illness and Substance Use Delay HIV Treatment
People with untreated mental illness or substance abuse, or both together, start HIV treatment later than people without mental illness or substance abuse, according to a study published in the March 1 issue of AIDS Patient Care and STDs. People who are receiving drug treatment for a mental illness, however, do not delay starting HIV [...]
Burning Bridges
When we come to those hard decisions, especially about our status, we have to pull strength from ourselves. When we have our bad days and are feeling abandoned or isolated, we have to somehow realize that we are never alone. How do we convince ourselves of all this? Psh, I’m still trying to figure that [...]
Close to Home
This was a story I originally posted on my personal blog, but I thought it would reach a greater audience here…
A little background with the story, the friend I was referring to below was none other than William, fellow site administrator. After he came and told me he was HIV+, it encouraged me to start [...]