AIDS: A Survivors Guide

This film was made in collaboration with BBC World and Rockhopper TV as part of the 'Survivors Guide' series. The aim of the project was to create a documentary film on reducing the effects of HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination and was filmed in Nigeria.

The Commonwealth Secretariat's health section works to assist member countries in addressing the challenges in HIV/AIDS. Of the 42 million people, globally, living with HIV/AIDS, 60 per cent are to be found in the Commonwealth. Fear, ignorance and blame fuel stigma and discrimination and further marginalise people living with HIV/AIDS and this film aims to diminish these forces and encourage those suffering with the illness in the West African region, and worldwide, to seek support and continue living fulfilling lives.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• AIDS
• HIV
• stigma
• discrimination
• Commonwealth
• Secretariat
• Nigeria
• Abuja
• West
• Africa
• BBC
• Rockhopper
• health
• survivor

[maureen1002]

I think it is wonderful that these parents work SO hard to provide a good education for their children! Also, they support their daughter who is HIV +. This shows a lot of the stigmas we have about Africa and their people are dead wrong!! There is good and bad people everywhere, and this family is definitely an awesome family!

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poor child. Adherence to antibiotics as well as quality of pills in that category made her illnesses recurr leading to unfortunate diagnosis of hiv. I wonder was Elisa and Western blot applied?