Don’t deny HIV patients jobs, school admission - AIDS Commission
The Ghana AIDS Commission has warned that discriminating against HIV patients in employment or school admissions is illegal and unethical. Officials emphasized that HIV status should not be a barrier to a productive life or career.
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Addresses critical human rights and public health issues regarding the stigmatization of chronic illnesses in the workplace and education sector.
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has cautioned that no Ghanaian should be denied a job, school admission or healthcare due to their HIV status.
The Governing Board Chairperson of the Commission, Kakra Essamuah, who sounded the caution, therefore warned institutions that insist on having prospective employees undergo HIV tests that they risk facing the full rigours of the law, as the country’s laws do not permit that.
Describing the practice as shameful and regrettable, he said it amounted to discrimination and stigmatisation, which the GAC had constantly been fighting against, adding that HIV was not a disability that prevented people from working in any environment.
He said stigmatisation and discrimination had no place in a nation that prided itself on compassion and dignity, pointing out that ending that practice was a responsibility all must share.
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