Calls for positive living, sustainable support services at conference for persons living with HIV

Dr Shanti Singh

The Ministry of Health hosted a national conference for Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) focused on empowering infected persons to take  ownership of their health, and addressing gaps in the availability and sustainability of HIV social support services.

The ministry, through the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) targeted  approximately 50 peer support group leaders from regions Two, three, Four, Five, Six and Ten to discuss the quality of social support services provided through the national HIV care and treatment, to identify the gaps and to make recommendations to address them.

In a press release, NAPS said the two-day seminar, which was held on Tuesday and Wednesday,   discussed empowering PLHIV to become actively involved in