The Affiliation of Ladies Residing with HIV/AIDS In Nigeria (ASHWAN), an NGO, has held a stakeholders assembly to mitigate the scourge and stigmatisation of HIV/AIDS sufferers in Kebbi State.
The assembly, which was held on the Convention Corridor of the Ministry of Institution and Coaching Gwadangaji Secretariat in Birnin Kebbi, concerned stakeholders from numerous organisations resembling spiritual teams, i.e. FOMWAN, and CAN, SACA, MDAs, HRC and CSO drawn from all of the twenty-one native authorities areas of the state.
Talking with journalists shortly, nationwide coordinator of ASHWAN, Mrs Esther Hindi, stated the goal of the assembly is to work together with HIV/AIDS caregivers and develop a complete blueprint for his or her behavioural adjustments concerning stigma.
” A few of them are shy and don’t wish to work together with folks or refuse to report their stigmatisation to the mandatory authorities for recommendation and motion so, we’re right here to debate all these issues collectively to return out with options on how greatest to alter such attitudes,” Hindi stated.
“We’ve got about 60 members on this assembly, and lots has been mentioned. We are going to compile our findings and submit them to the Nationwide workplace for suggestions. The outcomes are anticipated to yield optimistic outcomes that shall be useful to the careers, ” she added.
Hindi famous that the primary challenges of their affiliation are insufficient manpower and workers in addition to insufficient medicine and check kits, that are important to sufferers with HIV/AIDS.
She known as on each federal and state governments and different donors to return to the help of ASHWAN in fixing such issues.
On the latest US president’s motion, the nationwide coordinator described it as worrisome, calling on Nigerian governments to begin considering of a manner ahead on HIV/AIDS as a result of they don’t need the companies to cease.
