Monday, July 30, 2012

Children the focus of world AIDS daya

Children the focus of world AIDS day

Today is world AIDS day and the community development agency Plan is using it to highlight the affect the disease has on children.

Di Kilsby from Plan says in some parts of the world, whole communities are devastated because of the disease.

She says for children who are left without any family, it is not just a health issue but a social one too.

"Children who have lost their parents or who have to move to be looked after by extended family because of their parents being ill, and then they face the issues of stigma and discrimination on top of that," he said.

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