“Our service users tell us they feel shame and depression on a regular basis, and often don’t feel accepted.'
Positive Life is launching an education programme to help employers with the myths and misunderstandings around HIV.The initiative has been announced this week as December 1 marks World AIDS Day, with the most recent statistics for Northern Ireland showing there were 76 new diagnoses in 2021, 12 of which were women.It brings the total number of people living with the condition here to 1325, the highest it has been in five years.
"For instance, some people still assume that AIDS and HIV are the same thing. Many believe HIV to be exclusive to the gay community. "Positive Life would like to see workplaces across Northern Ireland have the appropriate policies in place to protect and support its employees, and ensure potential employees living with HIV feel able to apply for new roles, whilst also giving the entire workforce the tools to take ownership of their sexual health," she added.
Jacquie Richardson told Belfast Live that it was with these steps that the goal of eradicating stigma and discrimination could be reached.
Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
'The best sex of my life': My mid-life adventures on kink appsDog collars, submission and voyeurism 👀 Two UK professionals in their mid-forties tell KasiaLDelgado about stepping out of their comfort zones and having no-strings sex on hook-up apps. Read more here ⬇️
Lire la suite »
Every monk at Buddhist temple tested positive for drugs and is now in rehabA small Buddhist temple in Thailand has been left with no monks after they all tested positive for methamphetamine.
Lire la suite »
Covid lab blunder where positive cases were reported as negative ‘could have led to 20 deaths’A blunder at a laboratory which told thousands of people they were negative from covid, when they were actually positive, may have killed 20 people, health officials said.
Lire la suite »
Kicking the habit: Every Buddhist monk in Thai temple tests positive for crystal methDeveloping the wrong 'habit': Every Buddhist monk in a Thai temple has been kicked out for taking crystal meth
Lire la suite »
UUP man told court woman-beater made 'positive difference'Local councillor Brian Kerr wrote a court reference for a taxi driver jailed for assaulting his ex-wife. It can now be revealed
Lire la suite »
First picture of Preston killer Joshua Boardman after teenager gets life for 'mistaken identity' murderA 17-year-old from Preston has been sentenced to ‘life in prison’ for the murder of a man he wrongly believed had arranged to meet a teenage girl.
Lire la suite »