Rising above HIV diagnosis and turning pain into purpose
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Shobha Shukla – CNS
Contd from previous issue
This psychological barrier often acts as a major roadblock, causing individuals to isolate themselves or completely drop out of local health services. The index also demonstrates a strong correlation between individuals experiencing community discrimination and those who interrupted their treatment.
“We have to change the way of thinking of hospital staff and healthcare personnel through advocacy. Despite knowing the causes of HIV transmission, yet they fear to treat us. We also need to continuously maintain a link with our stakeholders and share with them our challenges that we are facing at ground level," said Sneha.
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Contd from previous issue
This psychological barrier often acts as a major roadblock, causing individuals to isolate themselves or completely drop out of local health services. The index also demonstrates a strong correlation between individuals experiencing community discrimination and those who interrupted their treatment.
“We have to change the way of thinking of hospital staff and healthcare personnel through advocacy. Despite knowing the causes of HIV transmission, yet they fear to treat us. We also need to continuously maintain a link with our stakeholders and share with them our challenges that we are facing at ground level," said Sneha.
(To be contd)