Society 'needs to overcome stigma of HIV/Aids'

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Society 'needs to overcome stigma of HIV/Aids'
By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

A picture from www.worldaidsday.org aims to stop the stigmatisation of people living with HIV.

 

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND’S society – and even people living with HIV/Aids – have not progressed very far when it comes to overcoming the stigma attached to the virus.

 

“While medical services have seen big improvements in the past few decades, there is little or no progress on the stigma front,” said Apiwat Kwangkaew, vice chair of the Thai Network for People Living with HIV.

Many large companies continue to require job applicants to undergo blood tests for HIV, and deny them jobs if they are found to be HIV positive, he said. At some firms, blood tests are conducted regularly and if employees test positive they are dismissed with severance pay.

 

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[williamgeorgeallen]

a bar girl from esan sold herself for years in pattaya to send the money to her family. she caught aids and the family disowned her. she was was from the same little village as my girl just outside of nang rong and died alone. sad story.

[bark]

2 hours ago, williamgeorgeallen said:

a bar girl from esan sold herself for years in pattaya to send the money to her family. she caught aids and the family disowned her. she was was from the same little village as my girl just outside of nang rong and died alone. sad story.

Yes, a sad story.

With or without Aids.  Most of the working girls tell their parents they are working at a great office job.