So what next?
Fragment of a discussion from Talk:Ipyet/HIV/AIDS and Enterprise Sustainability
Hi Colleaques,
My advice to youth entrepreneurs are :
- To go for Voluntary Counselling and Testing to know their HIV status
- Learn about the diseases and how to take care of themselves
- Learn to live positively and with others
- Get information about treatment option
- Protect against infection to themselves and other in the family
- Referral to support group and to share problems and solution with other people infected with HIV
- Feel relieved and stop worrying when tested
- Learn how to protect yourself from HIV
- Encourage other youth to go for Voluntary Counselling and Testing
The innovatives measures and programme to implment in small businesses are:
The youth should includes the following suggestions to their programmes:
- Start to educate others about HIV/AIDS
- Support and encourage everyone (youth and others)to support HIV/AIDS prevention programme
- Talk about the risk of HIV/AIDS and other STIs
- Explain that condoms may help to save lives fromHIV/AIDS and other Sexuall Transmitted Infections
- Explain that the condom protect the health of both partners invoved
- Support People Living With HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) so that they can live a happy life
- Keep away from having sexual intercourse with someone whose lifestyle gives questionable
- Avoid alcohol or drugs
- Treat HIVAIDS as any other illness in terms of employment and health policies and practices
- Involve People Living With HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) into the development and appraisal of HIV/AIDS policies and programme
