HIV: the story behind the stigma: Paige Zhang at TEDxTerryTalks

Paige Zhang talks about HIV and stigma. Although HIV has only been around for 30 years, this stigma is heavily prominent and important to address and correct. Part of this process is to educate the public on the need to undergo routine HIV testing.
Paige has had experience working with the S.T.O.P. HIV/AIDS project and doing HIV outreach, Here, she has encountered a lot of misconceptions around HIV -- a lot of which is hurtful and disruptive to public health outreach. She hopes that her talk will not only explain origins and causes of stigma but also inspire others to look past misconceptions as an important way of fighting the HIV epidemic.
November 5th, 2011. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Filmed by Craig Ross: Video edited by David Ng
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[@gennetsybel6967]

My husband was diagnosed with HIV but the Dr never told him to go on the anti viral drug it is 13 years now and I thank God my friends asked me to go on the anti viral drug and here after 13 years I am having a normal healthy life with undetactable virus in my bld my cd4 is 950 and of course I am taking forlife products thank God for friends who work in HIV clinic

[@gennetsybel6967]

No one will know I am HIV positive as I lead a very normal healthy life

[@tracedial6216]

BRILLIANT

[@bruno2.0invictus20]

whaou ! well done !

[@verongtw]

Have you every considered using a spectral frequency identification test for hiv?

[@manuellarosa2959]

Thomas Willis , If there's no HIV virus discovery yet, any type of test it's nonsense.

[@richardzelmer8117]

Even aids and hiv clients don't do care well now in 22 and is not changing

[@hivquestions]

please question the 2 or 3 protein HIV test - vaccinations, drug use, steroids and pregnancy can all cause positive hiv test results - hivquestions

[@TheMoni700]

That is why I don't believe HIV is a death sentence, and I should take the toxic drugs.

[@Daniel31415]

There's no mystery to that. Every medical textbook would cover these issues. The front-line tests are sensitive but not necessarily specific. That's why a positive ELISA result must always be followed up with at least one confirmatory and much more specific test

[@Christian_alexander30]

I don’t believe on that and I never will ,cause that’s the biggest lie ever

[@JohnsaWozHere]

Luc Montagnier has said that HIV can be neutralised by addressing co-factors which compromise the immune system.

[@manuellarosa2959]

JohnsaWozHere , Luc Montaigner is a fraud altogether.

[@denisewozniak]

*9.19 min 1995? not 1985?

[@drizxan2072]

Del 2012 y me sale recomendado, y lo curioso es que no tengo VIH :u

[@alexanderochoa701]

Alguien sigue el protocolo de Bob Beck, y que resultados les dió

[@agbonayejennifer6158]

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[@MikeHummyButthole]

I don't HIV a problem with this.