Women living with HIV (WLHIV) under the aegis of Association of Women Living with HIV and Aids (ASWHAN) have intensified their plea to the state Governor UDOM EMMANUEL for assent to the Anti –stigmatization and Discrimination Bill for persons who are HIV positive.

The bill was passed by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on September 30th 2021, and 10 months after, the vulnerable persons mostly affected amongst other stakeholders in the HIV response space await the progression of the bill into a Law which will help enhance the interventions.

In this report, Inspiration FM News features a distressing case involving a (WLHLIV) who se fiancé assaulted and revealed her status via social media to ridicule her, a situation that is a liable offense in Section 28(1) of the anti stigma bill 2020.

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