Open Letter Denouncing Depiction of HIV/AIDS as a scare weapon by some media houses

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An Open Letter: The use of HIV/AIDS as a way of laying emphasis of deliberate contamination of soft drinks from a brand company sends a different message and is a weapon of scare triggers and entrenches stigma.

The use of HIV/AIDS as a way of laying emphasis of deliberate contamination of soft drinks from a brand company sends a different message and is a weapon of scare triggers and entrenches stigma. It incites the general public to harm those living with HIV. It entrenches endemic stigma and discrimination.

HIV/AIDS still looms large on the African continent. It has impacted all ranges of life. When it is used as a scare tool, the idea of being humane to Persons living with HIV is negated and defeated. A recent note doing the rounds via social media about a person employed by a well established brand soft drink maker  is negative and depicts the company in a bad light.

HIV/AIDS should not be used to fight proxy wars or as an excuse to demean those who are living with it. There are ways which can be explored to avoid passing on information eliciting fear, stigma and discrimination.

We join the entire world to strongly condemn this kind of abuse.

We append our organization logos.






































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