New Delhi, Dec 3 it’s essential to teach oneself and perceive that HIV-AIDS is like several alternative unwellness and will not be thought of a taboo, health specialists aforesaid at an occasion commemorative World Aids Day here weekday.

“The 1st time you get to grasp that you simply area unit HIV positive, you think that that your life is over, and this is often one thing that is going on as a result of things that which can not be approved in our society,” aforesaid Archana Beri, public health specialist at the Centers for illness management and hindrance within the us.

“But we’d like to grasp that it’s rather like the other unwellness, and an individual shouldn’t be judged on his/her method of life,” she aforesaid whereas responsive queries by students of service theme, Jamia Millia Islamia.

She aforesaid that rather than judgment an individual, folks ought to educate themselves regarding HIV-AIDS, grasp what the unwellness, however it’s unfold, and at last learn the way to contribute to the society in addressing it.

The event was unionised by the us embassy in partnership with President’s Emergency arrange for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and us Agency for International Development (USAID).

The theme for World AIDS Day 2013 was “Shared Responsibility-Strengthening Results for an AIDS-free Generation”.

On the character of the illness, Sanjay Kapur of USAID said: “HIV-AIDS isn’t any death sentence. there’s treatment accessible which might prolong a patient’s life. however the foremost vital issue to grasp is that it may be prevented if correct measures are taken.”

“The message to require house is that although anyone will compass, everybody will forestall it,” he said.

The specialists aforesaid the 3 main causes of the unwellness were unprotected sexual issues, mother to kid transmission, and thru blood and blood merchandise.

The event conjointly screened 2 short films, “Blood Brothers” and “Positive” by Vishal Bhardwaj and Farhan Akhtar severally.