"The new survey also found that the lack of knowledge about a person's H.I.V. status was a bigger barrier to treatment than the lack of access to care."
Pretty profound statement. Privacy (or embarrassment) should not trump eradication of disease.
10 posted on 02/25/2005 11:16:17 PM PST by endthematrix
(Declare 2005 as the year the battle for freedom from tax slavery!)
Like its something to be proud of. Despite the billions spent on AIDS over the last two decades it hasn't been eradicated. And people are still getting sick to the point of dying. They just die more slowly nowadays and its out of sight and out of mind.
(Denny Crane: "There are two places to find the truth. First God and then Fox News.")
11 posted on 02/25/2005 11:18:56 PM PST by goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)