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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• News Briefs
Africa: Stigma of AIDSDecember 10, 2002 South African Ambassador Sheila Sisulu criticized African governments and businesses for contributing to the stigma people with AIDS suffer along with the disease. Sisulu, speaking last week at an AIDS Forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said some African mortgage companies require loan applicants to submit to an AIDS test, and some insurance firms will refuse to pay claims if their clients die within two years of receiving life insurance policies. The ambassador said those policies add to the stigma and discourage people with AIDS from disclosing their disease and seeking medical help.
Adapted from:Back to other CDC news for December 10, 2002 Washington Times 12.03.02; James Morrison This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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