Mizoram: HIV+ people too want to live and die with dignity

[Guest guest]

Hello Friends,

As I know in Mizoram a misplaced belief has robbed for HIV+ve people of dignity

even in death. AIDS victim here are being buried in polythene bags, so that to

prevent the virus from leavinig the corpse in search of a healthy body. this is

really humiliating.

HIV+ people too want to live and die with dignity , without any stigma and

discrimination and hatred. Presently the data given by Mizoram AIDS state

contaol Society is 1352 HIV+VE people. People living with HIV/AIDS continue to

face stigma and discremination at every step.

Sharing of needles has been cited as the primary reason for alarming rise in

HIV/AIDS cases. Miziram AIDS control society said it is trying to sensitise

people across the state to be comppasionate towards people with HIV/AIDS, stigma

does not really help in fighting the disease. The need is to aware and sensitive

the problem.

Vishal singh

e-mail: vishalbanty@...