Online campaign on Zero Discrimination Day for the Elimination of Stigma and Discrimination March 1, 2021
The AIDS intervention unit at Caritas Egypt – Alexandria launched a campaign
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Caritas is a Latin word that means charity
- “Caritas” is a Latin word that means “charity”
- Caritas Egypt was famous in the Ministry of Social Affairs in 1967 under No. 1150, and it is an association of public benefit by the general decision No. 266 of 1975.
- Caritas Association works in cooperation with the relevant ministries, local and international organizations and civil society, to activate various national strategies in the fields of “health – social – economic – cultural”
Overview on AIDs Intervention Unite
One of the health-oriented programs is AIDS Intervention Unit (AIU) which was established in 1996 and since then, it has been involved in different AIDS related programs. Currently it has a substantial experience in working with HIV infected and affected people as well as most-at-risk persons, of various age groups, in multiple settings, targeting males and females.Wherever the unit works in cooperation with the national program to combat AIDS, as well as with the concerned government, local and international authority.
Living with dignity is my right
It is screechy from those living with HIV, so the Intervention unit to combat AIDS in Caritas, Egypt, Alexandria, does help in reducing the stigma and the discrimination faced by people living with HIV.
The prevailing stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV increases the severity of the situation, and wastes human rights, and presents an impediment to their access to prevention, care, and support services.
Caritas Egypt, Alexandria AIDS Intervention unit aims to advocate the rights of PLHIV and combat stigma and discrimination against them, while achieving better understanding among different groups of society.
Most efforts to address stigma and discrimination are still small in size, there is a need for continuous advocacy to increase efforts to reduce stigma and discrimination directed to people, societies, organizations, and governments
Services
Caritas AIDS intervention unit services
The unit provides an integrated package of services, including:
The voluntary counseling and testing services (VCT) which affords free, confidential, and voluntary counseling service
HIV, B virus, and C virus testing
Legal advice
Support groups for people living with HIV
Methods/ modes of transmission of HIV:
HIV / AIDS can be spread from infected individuals to others via:
- Sexual transmission:
Unsafe sexual contact of all kinds, the risk of transmission increases if one of the parties has genital ulcer disease
- Transmission through infected blood:
1- Through transfusion with contaminated blood
2- Through contaminated injecting equipment (exchanging and reuse of needles or contaminated syringes), as occurs among drug users by injection
- Mother-to-child transmission:
A mother can transmit HIV infection to her child during pregnancy or delivery or through breastfeeding.
Methods/ modes that do not transmit HIV /AIDS :
HIV / AIDS is not transmitted by:
- Daily coexistence with PLHIV:
1-Like shaking hands, hugging, or kissing
2-using the same utensils of eating and drinking
3-Sitting next to him/ her or using the same toilet - It is not transmitted through tears, saliva, and sweat
- It is not transmitted by biting insects such as mosquitoes.
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