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Number of HIV patients and deaths stagnates in Serbia
Belgrade,
15 May 2008
Serbian Minister of Health Tomica Milosavljevic said today that the number of HIV patients and deaths is stagnating in Serbia due to preventive and treatment measures.
Author:
Tanjug
Speaking at a press conference held to mark Remembrance Day for AIDS Victims, Milosavljevic said that only 4% of Serbian citizens are taking HIV tests, and added that the patients with HIV have completely free therapy.
He said that the Remembrance Day for AIDS Victims, which was founded in San Francisco in 1983, will be marked on May 18 with a series of events in Belgrade and another 17 cities in Serbia.
UNICEF Director for Serbia Judith Reichenberg said that there are some 33 million AIDS patients around the world, including around two million children under the age of 15.
She said that AIDS can be prevented and treated, and highlighted the problems of discrimination towards AIDS patients, as well as the need for joint action by all sections of society in battling the disease.
Representative of the Belgrade Human Rights Centre Milos Stojkovic said that the government should adopt laws to prevent discrimination of HIV-positive persons and recalled that two such draft laws were submitted to the previous convocation of Serbian parliament.
Stojkovic stressed that people with AIDS in Serbia are often discriminated against at work, thought they rarely report such incidents for fear of losing their jobs.
One of the goals of the activities, which are part of the HIV/AIDS Awareness Day campaign, is to reduce discrimination against and stigmatisation of those affected.. Several participants of the Eurovision Song Contest taking place in Belgrade will also support the campaign.
According to relevant institutions, a total of 1,398 persons have been infected with HIV in Serbia since 1985, of which 923 died. Last year 42 new cases were registered, as well as 18 deaths.
He said that the Remembrance Day for AIDS Victims, which was founded in San Francisco in 1983, will be marked on May 18 with a series of events in Belgrade and another 17 cities in Serbia.
UNICEF Director for Serbia Judith Reichenberg said that there are some 33 million AIDS patients around the world, including around two million children under the age of 15.
She said that AIDS can be prevented and treated, and highlighted the problems of discrimination towards AIDS patients, as well as the need for joint action by all sections of society in battling the disease.
Representative of the Belgrade Human Rights Centre Milos Stojkovic said that the government should adopt laws to prevent discrimination of HIV-positive persons and recalled that two such draft laws were submitted to the previous convocation of Serbian parliament.
Stojkovic stressed that people with AIDS in Serbia are often discriminated against at work, thought they rarely report such incidents for fear of losing their jobs.
One of the goals of the activities, which are part of the HIV/AIDS Awareness Day campaign, is to reduce discrimination against and stigmatisation of those affected.. Several participants of the Eurovision Song Contest taking place in Belgrade will also support the campaign.
According to relevant institutions, a total of 1,398 persons have been infected with HIV in Serbia since 1985, of which 923 died. Last year 42 new cases were registered, as well as 18 deaths.
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