Malawians struggle to fight HIV AIDS stigma

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Malawians struggle to fight HIV AIDS stigma

Malawians infected and affected by HIV/AIDS still have to battle against the stigma that still surrounds the disease. The Malawi government has managed respond to HIV/AIDS beyond average levels, according to activists but human rights issues surrounding the pandemic continue to prevail. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS throughout most of the country is widespread but response towards persons living with HIV is still negative according to The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) one of the several Malawian civil society organizations that are implementing HIV/AIDS human rights programs. Nicola Ndovi, CHRR acting Program Manager said that people living with HIV need to be involved in CHRR programs that empower them with knowledge on their rights. She added that so far there has been more focus on prevention and care intervention and very little focus on human rights. Ndovi lamented that attitudes that stigmatize and discriminate against people living with HIV/AIDS continue as an example she related how community members in Mchinji district felt people living with HIV should be discriminated against because , as they said, “they are already dead.” Another community expressed their support for ostracizing those living with HIV giving the reason that sufferers are suffering the just result of their carelessness. As issues dealing with the civil rights of People Living with HIV remain a challenge to Malawi it is hoped that all Malawians will join together in helping the government fight stigma.

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