HIV/AIDS: People with disabilities cry foul

Although Botswana has done a remarkable job sensitising its citizens about the HIV scourge, people with disabilities are still lagging behind in terms of accessing information.

 This was revealed by the public relations Officer of the Botswana Council of People with Disabilities (BCD), Agisanyang Pitsane in an interview with Mmegi after AIDS Day commemoration held on Monday.

She explained that the belief in some quarters that people with disabilities are not sexually active is sending the wrong message as they are denied their rights in accessing the information they need. "It has gone to point where if you are blind like me and you go to a clinic to ask for condoms they ask you why you need them as you should not be engaging in sexual activities. It becomes even worse if you get pregnant and it will be like you have done an unspeakable thing," she said.

Editor's Comment
Let’s fight GBV as a collective

Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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