Iran was known as the region’s leader in the fight against HIV/Aids in the 2000s
As Iran’s economy has faltered and the cost of living has skyrocketed, Iranians living with HIV/Aids are struggling for survival, Roxana Saberi reports.
„Every week, I hear about someone with HIV dying,“ says an HIV-positive woman who spoke on condition of anonymity. „Healthy people have a lot of problems these days, too, but we’re less capable of dealing with them.“
Diagnosis AIDS: 30 years ago, it was a death sentence. Today, many people infected with the virus in Germany lead normal lives thanks to medical progress. Social acceptance, however, is still a problem.
„I plan ahead for the next two to three years,“ Manny said. „That’s realistic – prospects are different from what they used to be.
Leben mit HIV
Diagnose HIV: Vor 30 Jahren war das ein Todesurteil – wer sich angesteckt hatte, bekam Aids. Heute führen viele Infizierte in Deutschland ein normales Leben. Die Gesellschaft tut sich mit der Krankheit aber noch schwer.