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Young People With Disabilities In Botswana Call For Greater Involvement In Country’s HIV/AIDS Efforts
June 19th, 2009
The Botswana Federation of the Disabled recently held a seminar to commemorate the country’s “Youth Against HIV/AIDS” month, focusing on the role of disabled young people in efforts to curb the spread of HIV, Botswana’s php?NewsID=4908″ target=”_new”>Sunday Standard reports. About 60 disabled young people from across the country discussed HIV/AIDS-related issues and the vulnerability to HIV among disabled people. Participants called on the government to equally target the disabled population with information on HIV/AIDS prevention, according to the Standard. Shirley Keoagile, BOFOD vice chair, said that the group is primarily concerned about limited knowledge of issues that affect disabled youth, including HIV/AIDS prevention and other lifestyle issues.
Some advocates for the disabled community have said that government HIV/AIDS projects and initiatives have not addressed issues affecting the community. Keoagile said that a lack of communication means that disabled young people often are provided with little HIV/AIDS education, including information on prevention. “Realization to keep the promise and the human rights of people with disabilities in relation to HIV/AIDS is critical,” she said, adding that the seminar focused on abstinence, condom use and fidelity. In addition, the seminar focused on securing HIV/AIDS resources for disabled youth (Madibana, Sunday Standard, 5/10).
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