My lovely people, how have you been? These days it feels very fashionable to talk about equality in HIV action in many parts of the world, including the Netherlands. Lately I have been wondering if people, especially our HIV allies, understand what equality means to people living with HIV with a migrant background.
For me, equality is about the state of all people living with HIV being equal in status, representation, rights, and opportunities to prioritise, co-design and act upon addressing HIV-related issues. While we have made great strides towards empowering people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in places such as the Netherlands, PLWHIV with a migrant background continue to be hardly seen or heard. Let me take some time to explain why I believe there is no equality in HIV action yet in the Netherlands and what we can do to change this. Continue reading...
