This is a horrbile and saddening situation. It is so unethical to keep someone from having a job just because they have HIV. I do not understand how the judge could side with the education bureau when they have a specific law in place against discrimination of people with HIV! Does the law mean nothing at all? What's even more sad is that this man is so youg, he is only 22 and he has no job prospects to pay for his medecine. How can China lift a ban letting foreigners with HIV into their country, but not give their own citizens jobs? I also am shocked at how many people did not receive treatment out of fear. These people would rather let their disease go untreated than face the harsh judgement and stigma that come along with being HIV positive. That is truely sad.
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In Harare, Zimbabwe government officials are finally buckling under pressure to give inmates a sound healthcare delivery system. Program director Dr.Charles Sunday said, "We are currently working towards formulating an HIV and TB policy framework specifically for prisons. We have already set a team of health experts going around prisons to come up with a situational report" (Moyo, 2010). These reports will be used when coming up with a HIV/TB policy (Moyo, 2010). Dr.Sunday also said that due to HIV related illnesses, the mortality rate in prisons are very high (Moyo, 2010).
Reference:
Jacobs, A. (2010, November 12). Chinese law against hiv discrimination fails in court. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/13/world/asia/13china.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Moyo, Y. (2010, November 14). Hiv/tb policy for inmates. Retrieved from http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35534:hivtb-policy-for-inmates&catid=52&Itemid=32
It is really great to hear that Zimbabwe is finally taking action to include healthcare within their prisons. You hear of many countries that still do not offer any healthcare to their sick inmates and the diseases continue to spread throughout the prison systems.
ReplyDeleteSome times I feel really sad for how uneducated I am about the world. I can't believe how close minded China has been about the HIV statuses of their citizens
ReplyDeleteI was in China in 1992 and they were so behind in their understanding. I'm not at all surprised at the judges decision. The same thing has happened in this country. A man was given a false positive HIV test because they lab failed to do the Western Blot to confirm the ELISA. For two years he lived as a positive man. He told his family, friends, etc., about his status. He took the medication. When he didn't get sick and his numbers were always so high, someone told him to retest. They found him negative. He sued the lab but the judge threw it out of court because he said the man wasn't hurt.
ReplyDeleteI would have liked to put the judge on the medications for two years and see if he changed his mind about being hurt.
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