Apart from displacing and killing people, Malawi24 has established that the floods that hit Mzuzu have affected people living with HIV.
In a recent spot check, our team discovered that most HIV patients are not free to take ARVs for fear of being observed by their colleagues in camps where they are currently seeking refuge.
Speaking in an interview recently at Kawuwa camp, a woman confessed how hard it becomes for one to take these pills among colleagues who are not HIV positive.
“It’s generally hard to do so because usually being HIV positive remains confidential thus there is fear that if one takes ARVs at a camp, friends may observe him and start publicizing about his status,” she said.
This has made many patients to hide these pills from their camp mates. Evidently, they do not have the guts to take them at such a public place. However, the situation is risky to the lives of these patients if what medics at Mzuzu health centre said is to go by.
Timothy Banda, a nurse at the facility emphasized that it is not recommended for a patient on ARVs to be skipping the recommended dosage.
“That is worrisome and these patients must know that skipping ARV dosage can cost life thus they must brave the shame and lengthen their lives by taking these drugs,” he maintained.
Nonetheless, most patients cannot afford to brave the shame at this relatively public space.
They still feel insecure and the best thing they can only manage is to pretend being virus free to fit the environment. But programs manager for MANET+ Eddie Banda described the tendency as risky and worrisome.
He urged the patients to stop the shyness and love their lives.
“Sometimes it may happen that the person you are afraid of is equally positive, then why having shy to take ARVs? I urge them to start taking the drugs now,” he said.
On the other hand, he urged government to implement some ways which can assist these patients in accessing the drugs.
“They are gathered there but some were collecting these drugs in their respective areas thus government must consider looking on that,” he added.
With the torrential rains in the northern region, floods continue to affect more people in numerous ways.
Some continue to lose their properties and other essential belongings.
However, the department of meteorology has predicted more rains in this region owing to the rain belt that has been observed in east Africa, where people are still receiving more rains.
Kodi awa ndi arv?
Anga ndi maso
Anga ndi maso
Phukusi lamoyo sakusungira ndi nzako,,,,,, wakeup malawi,,,,,,,
Mabvuto kwabasi
an unwarranted publicity, surely there could be a better way of addressing this shortcoming than rushing to the social media seeking public views. am afraid the victims themselves can’t be amused.
an unwarranted publicity, surely there could be a better way of addressing this shortcoming than rushing to the social media seeking public views. am afraid the victims themselves can’t be amused.
Mtundu wovuta wumavutitsa pa khoma la amako? Zautsiru Ka Malawi kake komweka poor poorest country in third world.
Take ARVs drugs or die bola oxadandaula mukafa.
imhhhmmmssshhh sory
imhhhmmmssshhh sory
Koma wanthu enawa ngovuta
Koma wanthu enawa ngovuta
Kkkkk atumbuka.
kkkkk àtumbuka tsopaño mukukaña ma ARV mufuña mufe mwa changu? kanañi mwina mtundu wovutawu mkutha pa Malawi pano
Satana wakulowani mani afunireni zabwino anzanu mawa zikakalowa mbanja lanu msazagwire pakamwa
Satana wakulowani mani afunireni zabwino anzanu mawa zikakalowa mbanja lanu msazagwire pakamwa
ngat mazira ambalame ija amati sisi.
Ukadzayamba kumwa udzanena chomcho ngati mazila asisi.
ukunama bro ndipo mulungu alinane usadandaule
Kuyankhula kopanda nzeru sikufuna kwao kuti azimwa mankhwala daily ,,,, chaona nzako chapita mawa chili kwa iwe
I hate this GVT
Mxiii. Let them die then
ukakwera pansana pa NJOVU usamati kunja kulibe mame.ndizoti ena matendawo sanatenge mwadala.ganizira kut atakhala abale ako anthu akuwanena zomwe iweyo wanenazi ungamve bwanji? Iweyo siwambewu koma moyo wawina aliyese ndiofunika
Umbuli ndikufa komwe. Chachilendo ndi chiani ngati uli ndi HIVAIDS?
Ngati amene ali negative akakudziwa iwe utaya chani ku umunthu wako?
Chifukwa cha umbuli umenewo no wonder there is high infection rate in Malawi. One takes pride in having HIVAIDS other than being known of the status. That’s a bullshit attitude. Matenda amenewa ali ngati matenda ena ali onse ndipo akhoza kubwera mu njira zosiyanasiyana. so, what’s funny about it if one”s status is known.
Africa, wake up we are not living in the dark ages any longer because even if one keeps it secret eventually symptoms clearly show that one’s health is in HIVAIDS positive status.
Why
Why
Amen
May God give them strength