Sometimes it is those who believe they are least at risk who may be most at risk. I believe the educated young person has a key role to play in this extraordinary dilemma. I call on you to step up to the plate before it is too late. Challenge 1 Get tested. The sooner you get tested, the better response you will have to medication should you test positive.
Early treatment is key.
There are people who have been living with HIV for over 15 years as a result of early intervention. The new treatments have proven to be life sustaining. Challenge 2 Support. If you know someone living with HIV or AIDS, embrace them, support them, and ask them to educate you. As a people who understand most what it means to be stigmatized, stereotyped and discriminated against, it makes no sense for us to depict such behaviors to vulnerable individual in our own community.