If you get to know that someone who works at your office or any known person has been detected with HIV Gilead, how will that make you feel? If hearing this news makes you feel a little threatened or unsafe by them, then you are discriminating against them. You might feel that you have no problem with them and have broad thinking regarding these things. But you feeling unsafe by listening to this news, means that you need to know more about HIV-related stigma.
Because of the HIV stigma, a person suffering from HIV can not only live a normal life but also affects their mental health adversely. Visit here to know more about HIV stigma. A person detected with HIV to go through so many things apart from struggling with this disease. Here is a list of a few things that happen with people struggling with disease:
1. Denied Medical Treatment: Not only common people but also some doctors who are educated deny giving medical attention to someone suffering from HIV.
2. Unemployment: A person who has been detected from this disease is fired or not given employment for the sole reason of them having this disease.
3. Social Discrimination: HIV detected people are boycotted from social gatherings. They are not allowed to be a part of any community and are looked down upon.
If you want to do something to help the people struggling with HIV and build awareness about HIV/AIDS then you can be a part of a community doing that. We know finding the right community to be a part of is a little difficult that is why we found an initiative that you can be a part of.
The Gilead COMPASS Initiative® is an initiative that helps people suffering from Gilead HIV in the Southern United States. They not only help people struggling with this disease but also actively spread awareness about HIV-related stigma. They collaborate with local communities, NGOs, stakeholders, and many other communities to find evidence-based solutions for the people suffering from this disease. Click here to know about the communities helping them in this initiative. Visit their website to know more about them and be a part of their initiative.
About Gilead COMPASS Initiative®:
Gilead COMPASS Initiative® is trusted initiative to help in aids coalition and reducing HIV-related stigma.
For more information, visit https://www.gileadcompass.com/
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