By Matt Gibbons and G.
Anderson (Chair, Beacon AIDS Trust) WITH AIDS cases predicted to increase tenfold over the next eight years, we are facing a health crisis that is unprecedented in the modern era. What action is taken now to face this challenge wil affect the lives of people for genera. tions to come.
In Britain the crisis is set to esca late. The stuation is made even worse by goverment negligence and Inaction, at the cost of thousands of lives. As a direct resuit of Tory policles, heath care services and education around AIDS and HIV inection are being cut.
Dec. 14, 1991 No. 13 tested HIV widespread. antibody positive is workplace, in housing and in health care. GPs are often reluctant to take on HiV positive patients and many dentists refuse to treat such people Safe sex information for gay men is often censored of obstructed. Wallet produced by the Teresce Hig gins Trust has been considered for prosecution because of its plain language and ifustrations.
Sell there is blame attached to people. These ideas are grounded in fueled not only by Tory laws like Section 28, but Iso by the hysterical response of the tabloid press to AIDS and HIV.
Meanwhie duc comoanies cast and profit from the crisis.
Foundation which seen its share prices more than double over the last year. Retrovit is estimated to soon have an annua turnover of $500 milion Socialists too should be facing the challenge of AIDS. Solidarity has to be buit with people who are HIV positive and who have ADS. It means campaigning for a qualty health service, for the right to live without die crimination and prejudice, and for the right to quality hospice care.
Trade unionists should be campaigning for a person's antibody status to be written into equal opporaunty policies. Above all people wiz HIV and AIDS have the right to dig nity, regardless of whether thay are a famous pop star or a young person on state- that has been often ignored, or misinterprete to its cost as the Militant unionisation. the most promising mass workers' misguided is wearing a bit thin. powers should be welcomed by socialists.
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