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Call for policy to integrate HIV victims

Staff Reporter

To fight the stigma and discrimination at the family and community levels

NEW DELHI: The Centre for Social Research (CSR) has called for a policy in Government offices and other organisations to integrate HIV/AIDS victims into income generating activities.

Organisations

With the number of HIV/AIDS victims on the rise in the country, the Centre said mainstreaming these persons in organisations had become imperative to fight the stigma and discrimination at the family, community and village levels.

"Government organisations and non-government organisations should have clear cut policies on HIV/AIDS as they tie up with individuals and organisations across the country," said CSR Director Ranjana Kumari.

Such a policy would not only ensure that HIV positive persons earned a living but also provide adequate cover against the disease, she added.

The Centre has chalked out ways to integrate HIV affected persons at the workplace.

Apart from conducting refresher training workshops at all levels, it also recommended HIV/AIDS counselling training for counsellors, complaints committee to look into the grievances of HIV/AIDS persons, extra paid leave per month and flexible timings.

Retreats

To fight the stigma at work place, the Centre has suggested organising retreats for employees including the HIV positive persons, organisational contributions in the case of death in the family of HIV/AIDS affected employees and having networks for care and support.

Awareness

Meanwhile, showing the way, CSR will continue to integrate HIV/AIDS victims associated with it into income generating activities especially in the project areas to create awareness among its staff. The Centre had earlier integrated an HIV positive woman who now runs a floriculture business.

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