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        "msgid": "we-must-respect-them-as-human-beings-1447893297",
        "date": "2004-12-02 00:00:00",
        "title": "'We must respect them as human beings'",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "'We must respect them as human beings' The World Health Organization has called on countries to set specific national targets for the treatment of women and girls with HIV\/AIDS, and to take measures to ensure equitable access to AIDS prevention and treatment services for the commemoration of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. The Jakarta Post asked city residents how they would cope if one of their family members was a person living with HIV\/AIDS (PLWHA).",
        "content": "<p>'We must respect them as human beings'<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization has called on countries to set<br>\nspecific national targets for the treatment of women and girls<br>\nwith HIV\/AIDS, and to take measures to ensure equitable access to<br>\nAIDS prevention and treatment services for the commemoration of<br>\nWorld AIDS Day on Dec. 1. The Jakarta Post asked city residents<br>\nhow they would cope if one of their family members was a person<br>\nliving with HIV\/AIDS (PLWHA).<\/p>\n<p>Zulkarnain, 30, is employed by a private company on Jl.<br>\nSudirman, South Jakarta. He lives in Bintaro, Tangerang:<\/p>\n<p>It is hard to imagine someone from my family developing AIDS,<br>\nwhich is still incurable. The best thing I could do would be to<br>\nprevent other family members from becoming infected.<\/p>\n<p>But I agree with AIDS activists who say that we must not<br>\nisolate people with HIV\/AIDS. We must respect them as human<br>\nbeings who have the right to enjoy their lives.<\/p>\n<p>If an HIV positive person is from a poor family, they must get<br>\nhelp, be it from the government or the public -- maybe through<br>\ncharity foundations. We must try to ease the struggle of their<br>\nfamilies by giving them free medicine.<\/p>\n<p>However, the most important thing is to educate people on how<br>\nto lead healthy lives and avoid high-risk behavior that could<br>\ncause them to contract any disease, including HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>Priyo, 32, works for a production house in East Jakarta and<br>\nlives in a boarding house in Rawamangun, also East Jakarta:<\/p>\n<p>I always use a condom when I have sex, but I am more concerned<br>\nabout the pregnancy issue than HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>I only have sex with selected women, whom I assume are not<br>\ninfected with HIV\/AIDS, or do not exhibit any tendency to indulge<br>\nin high-risk behavior.<\/p>\n<p>I don't have any friends, acquaintances or relatives who are<br>\ninfected with HIV\/AIDS. I don't do drugs. For me, HIV\/AIDS is<br>\nsomething that happens to other people  -- not in my circle.<\/p>\n<p>I guess it would be my concern if a friend or relative was<br>\nliving with HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>-- The Jakarta Post<\/p>",
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