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New Vision Online : Gulu deaf ask for help
THE deaf in Gulu want medical personnel trained in basic sign language, sent to all hospitals that offer hiv/aids testing and counselling services.
District disabled persons union chairperson Geoffrey Ali said in an interview on Tuesday that the aim was to ensure that persons with disabilities, especially the deaf and mute, also benefit from the counselling given to people living with HIV/AIDS.
Ali said infected deaf and mute people always miss out on free counselling services because there are no special counsellors for them.
Ali said Gulu disabled persons union would keep voicing their problems so that the government supports them in fighting AIDS.
“We want to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among PWDs by creating awareness. If the health ministry is not targeting PWDs in the fight against AIDS, how can we get ourselves involved?” Ali asked.
He said since the ministry wanted to extend counselling and testing to all health centres by 2008, they should not be left out.
THE deaf in Gulu want medical personnel trained in basic sign language, sent to all hospitals that offer hiv/aids testing and counselling services.
District disabled persons union chairperson Geoffrey Ali said in an interview on Tuesday that the aim was to ensure that persons with disabilities, especially the deaf and mute, also benefit from the counselling given to people living with HIV/AIDS.
Ali said infected deaf and mute people always miss out on free counselling services because there are no special counsellors for them.
Ali said Gulu disabled persons union would keep voicing their problems so that the government supports them in fighting AIDS.
“We want to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among PWDs by creating awareness. If the health ministry is not targeting PWDs in the fight against AIDS, how can we get ourselves involved?” Ali asked.
He said since the ministry wanted to extend counselling and testing to all health centres by 2008, they should not be left out.