Friday 4 October 2013

Buldhana DAPCU Response: DAPCU and Stigma & Discrimination.

BULDHANA DISTRICT AIDS CONTROL AND PREVENTION UNIT ARRANGES MANY ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT TO PREVENT STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION ISSUE.

WHAT IS STIGMA-
STIGMA IS DEFINED AS SOMETHING THAT BRANDS A PERSON WITH A NEGATIVE REPUTATION, MARK OF DISGRACE OR SHAME.STIGMA CAN TAKE THE FORM OF FEELINGS OR THOUGHTS, COUNSCIOUS OF SUB CONSCIOUS.
STIGMA IS ASSOCIATED WITH DISFIGURING OR INCURABLE DISEASES, IN PERTICULAR DISEASES THAT SOCIETY PERCIVES TO BE CAUSED BY THE VIOLATION OF SOCIAL NORMS, INCLUDING NORMS ABOUT SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR.HIV AIDS IS GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF DISEASE.

WHAT THERE IS A STIGMA IN HIV-AIDS.
1) HIV AIDS IS A LIFE –THREATENING DISEASE
2)  PEOPLE ARE SCARED OF CONTRACTING HIV 
3) THE DISEASE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH BEHAVIOURS (SUCH AS SEX BETWEEN MEN AND INJECTION DRUG-USER THAT ARE ALREADY STIGMATISED IN MANY SOCIETIES) 
4) PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS ARE OFTEN THOUGHT OF AS BEING RESPOSIBLE FOR BECOMING INFECTED.
5) RELIGIOUS OR MORAL BELIEFS LEAD SOME PEOPLE SOME TO BELIEVE THAT HAVING HIV AIDS IS THE RESULT OF MORAL FAULT AND DESERVES TO BEPUNISHED.

DOSCRINATION –IS DEFINED AS THE ACT OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN TREATMENT FAVIOURING OR PUNISHING ON A BASIS OTHER THAN INDIVIDUAL MERIT.STIGMA CAN LEAD TO PREJUDICE AND ACTIVE DISCRIMINATION DIRECTED TOWARDS PERSONS WHO ARE PERCEIVED TO BE OR WHO ARE ACTUALLY INFECTED WITH HIV,AND THE SOCIAL GROUPS AND PERSONS WITH WHOM THEY ARE ASSOCIATED.

INTERLINKAGES BETWEEN STGMA, DISCRIMINATION AND DENIAL.
1 ) STIGMA AND DISRIMINATION USED INTERCHANGEABLY.
2 ) STIGMA FEELING OF INFERIORITY OR NON ACCEPTANCE
3) DISCRIMINATION ACT OF NON ACCAPTANCE AND EXCLUSION.
4) STIGMA NAD DISCRIMINATION AND SELF-PERPETUATING.
5) DISCRINATION LEADS TO DENIAL AND VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

DAPCU BULDHANA RUNS FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES TO AVOID STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION CASES.

1)“ AAI YOJNA”  FOR HIV POSITIVE ANC AND HER BABY, TO VISIT EID CENTERS.UNDER THIS SCHEME BABY HAS TESTED FOR DBS/EID AND FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES. ALLS EMPLOYEES OF MSACS IN THE BULDHANA DISTRICT COLLECTS 30 RUPEES PER MONTH TO PAY  TA TO MOTHER AND BABY.
2) TO AVOID ANY STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION CASE BULDHANA DAPCU ARRANGES I.E.C ACTIVITIES WITH THE HELP OF DAPCU AND POSITIVE NETWORK.
3) DAPCU ARRANGES SCHOOL BAGS,REGISTER AND OTHER NECESSITIES FOR SCHOOL TO  HIV INFCTED ORPHAN CHILD.
4) TO SORT OUT ANY STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION ISSUE DAPCU ESTABLISHES GIPA COMMITTEE AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
5) BULDHANA DAPCU RUNS A SPECIAL DRIVE TO PROVIDE SOCIAL BENEFIT SCHEME TO THE PLHIV.
6) DAPCU AND PLHIV NETWORK ESTABLISHES THE SELF HELP GROUP OF PLHIV FOR THIER SELF EMPLOYMENT AND STRENGTHENING.

IN BULDHANA DISTRICT THE HEALTHCARE STAFF, ICTC STAFF, RNTCP STAFF, NGO STAFF, OTHER LINE DEPARTMENTS HELPS PLHIV WITHOUT ANY HESITATION, THIS COULD BE ABLE WITH CONSTANT EFFORTS OF SACS STAFF AND INVOLVEMENT OF PLHIVE NETWORK WITH THE LINE DEPARTMENTS.



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