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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• International News
Lesotho Chiefs Urged to Help De-Stigmatize AIDS by Taking HIV TestsAugust 7, 2003 Chief Sempe Lejaha, a senior Lesotho chief who is president
of the Upper House of Parliament, urged his fellow chiefs to take
HIV tests to help end the stigma against HIV/AIDS in this small
African country. He said chiefs could use their high cultural
stature to help combat the pandemic ravaging the country. Of
Lesotho's 2.1 million people, 31 percent have HIV. "HIV voluntary
counseling and testing will help reduce stigmatization in the
communities," Lejaha said at a news conference. Despite the fact
the more than 70 percent of all the HIV-positive people in the
world live in sub-Saharan Africa, there is a strong stigma there
against HIV/AIDS.
Adapted from:Back to other news for August 7, 2003 Associated Press 08.06.03; Joe Molefe 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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