World AIDS Day 2017: “Let’s end isolation, stigma and HIV transmission”
MASYAP’s World AIDS Day event educated Muslim women on HIV prevention and treatment, with talks, drama, poems and songs.
World AIDS Day is marked on 1 December every year. It is a time to raise awareness, remember those who have died, and celebrate progress such as wider access to treatment and prevention.
MASYAP held its event on 2 December 2017. The aim was to educate Muslim women on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, one of MASYAP’s core objectives.
The day
Speakers urged the audience not to isolate people living with HIV, but to care for them, as isolation can lead to depression. They also stressed preventing transmission to reach the 90-90-90 targets.
Women and youth members gave performances of drama, poems and songs on the theme “Let’s end isolation, stigma and HIV transmission”.
