Social Stigma Hinders Treatment of HIV-Positive Carriers

The head of the communicable diseases group at the Health Deputy of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences said social stigma is one of the university's most significant challenges in identifying and treating AIDS patients.

The head of the Department of Communicable Diseases of the Health Vice-Chancellor of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences said: Social stigma is one of the most important problems of this university for identifying AIDS patients and treating them.