The Human Rights Watch says the Zambian government and international donors should develop disability specific HIV services and ensure accessibility and non-discrimination within mainstream HIV services.
HRW launched its report, "We Are Al...so Dying of AIDS" Barriers to HIV services and Treatment for Persons with Disabilities in Zambia on Tuesday July 15 in the capital, Lusaka.
The report recognises that the Zambian government has made significant progress in scaling up its response to HIV generally, but few programs are accessible to people with disabilities and social stigma prevents their access to HIV services on an equal basis with others.
"Across the contimum of care - from education to testing to treatment - people with disabilities in Zambia face hurdle after hurdle." said Rashmi Chopra, Sandler fellow at Human Rights Watch and author of the report.
As a regional leader in developing and expanding comprehensive HIV services, Zambia should remove barriers and become a model for inclusion of people with disabilities.
The full report can be accessed on http://hrw.org/node/126103
HRW launched its report, "We Are Al...so Dying of AIDS" Barriers to HIV services and Treatment for Persons with Disabilities in Zambia on Tuesday July 15 in the capital, Lusaka.
The report recognises that the Zambian government has made significant progress in scaling up its response to HIV generally, but few programs are accessible to people with disabilities and social stigma prevents their access to HIV services on an equal basis with others.
"Across the contimum of care - from education to testing to treatment - people with disabilities in Zambia face hurdle after hurdle." said Rashmi Chopra, Sandler fellow at Human Rights Watch and author of the report.
As a regional leader in developing and expanding comprehensive HIV services, Zambia should remove barriers and become a model for inclusion of people with disabilities.
The full report can be accessed on http://hrw.org/node/126103
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