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Public Health Care
HIV stigma and discrimination
HIV stigma is a negative attitude towards an individual with HIV/AIDS, coupled with bigotry
that is rooted by the belief that victimized people should not be accepted in the society. Literary,
discrimination is the behaviour garnered from HIV stigma. Notably, these negative ideas and
misconceptions arose from the ancient view of HIV/AIDS at an early age. The public health has
employed effort to undo the fatalistic knowledge of the malady.
The mission of the public health
Making the infected feel like part of the society by bestowing standard education about
HIV/AIDS
Roles and responsibilities of the public health
To inform the public about HIV/AIDS not being a disease of a particular group of people
or a personal choice.
To educate the community on how to prevent HIV/AIDS infection and prevention
importance to avoid the moral judgment of others.