Wednesday, February 11, 2015
HIV AIDS Stigma and Discrimination
The harsh reality for the individuals living with HIV/AIDS especially younger victims, is that they are often ridiculed, neglected and scorned because of their status.
HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean
Hey you, are you from the Caribbean or affiliated with Caribbean in any way?
Most of these individuals contracted the disease through having unprotected sex. However, the younger population of HIV positive individuals were born with the deadly disease. In the Caribbean, the major cause of the spreading of this disease is because of poor infrastructures, low resources and also poverty. Another major issue is that most of these island fail to educate its people about the disease, creating a stigma and discrimination towards individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community_organs/aids.jsp?menu=cob
This blog was made possible by: http://pulitzercenter.org/hivaids-caribbean
Most of these individuals contracted the disease through having unprotected sex. However, the younger population of HIV positive individuals were born with the deadly disease. In the Caribbean, the major cause of the spreading of this disease is because of poor infrastructures, low resources and also poverty. Another major issue is that most of these island fail to educate its people about the disease, creating a stigma and discrimination towards individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community_organs/aids.jsp?menu=cob
This blog was made possible by: http://pulitzercenter.org/hivaids-caribbean
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