The lone worker at the local anganwadi at Mayyil has been at the receiving end of the discrimination of the local residents for the past several months on their mere suspicion that she is HIV-infected. The local people’s suspicion is based on their assumption that the anganwadi worker is HIV-infected. “Treating an individual in a discriminatory way on the basis of suspicion cannot be accepted,” said district panchayat president K.V. Special campaigns would be conducted in the area as part of the HIV/AIDS Day observance, he said adding that the district panchayat would take the matter seriously. On December 1, a function would be held at the Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women’s College here to create HIV/AIDS awareness among students.

Source: The Hindu November 28, 2017 12:00 UTC