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Living with HIVLiving with HIVIf you are a person living with HIV, you need to lookafter yourself well. You should be positive about lifeand fight negative thoughts. Love your life. Avoid re-infecting yourself with HIV by not having sex. Do notshare sharp instruments.

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FUN TIME........ Scouts Voice journalists dance during theeditorial training at Masindi Public School. If you haveHIV, do not isolate yourself. Involving yourself in plays,drama, dance and other interactive programs can helpyou avoid stress and live a long and health life.

AIDS is a deadly killerIt spares nobody

It affects everybodyIt spreads like fire during dry seasonIt can wipe out a whole communityMy brother, my sister, take careEveryday 700 people die ofAIDSBrothers and sister, takecareThose who have earsI beg you to hearChange your

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AWARE:Pupils of KinyaraSugar Works Pri. Sch saythey need to handle

children living with HIV asanyone else.

Scouts Voice Journalists who gatheredat Masindi Public School discussed

how people with HIV can live a longand happy life. They also wrote cardsencouraging people with HIV andgiving them advice on living positivelywith HIV.

You can live longer if you: Accept that you have HIV and

cannot change it

Avoid worrying by socialising withother people. Get involved in gamesand other social events at school andin your community

Get more information about HIV, likehow to care about yourself. Readmaterials or ask your doctor

Always get treatment for anyopportunistic disease that you get

Keep yourself and your environmentclean

Find something to do. Avoid self pity

You are too tall thatpeople ask for shortcuts to reach your head.

You are too dirty thatthe soap you usecomplains.

You are too dark thatwhen you walk youleave black printsbehind.

You give your hen hotwater that it lays boiledeggs.

You are too tall, whenthey take a picture ofyou they put: To becontinued....

THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS...SV journalists, JulietOchokoru, JackieNatukunda and ManderaBeatrice discuss howpeople with HIV should betreated

I THINK WE DO IT THISWAY... SV journalists (L-R)Ivan Agaba, Monica Akaoand Lawrence discussingthe lay out of the nextSV Issue

SCOUT LEADERS.... MS.Nyana Christine and Mr.Aroma Jimmy From Oyamdistrict at the SV trainingin Masindi

Always take boiled or treatedwater. This helps you avoid

diseases like diarrhoea

Sleep under a treated mosquito net.Malaria is one of the leading killerdiseases in Uganda and one of themost dangerous opportunisticinfections

Have a balanced diet. They do nothave to be expensive. Look aroundyour home for proteins, vitamins,carbohydrates and fats.Each meal should have all the typesof food.

Do light exercises regularly to keepyour body strong and to enableyour body parts function well

Have enough rest. Avoid stress

Avoid taking alcohol and smoking

Join support groups where you canshare experiences and think ofsolutions to your challenges

Challenges:Problems

Engage: Get involvedInteract: MixIsolate:Be left alone/ stay aloneMonster: A large animalStigmatise:Make someone feel badStress: Disturb

ATTENTIVE:.. SVjournalists, Ocen Justice,Ojok Moris and OkwirHaron from Oyam listenattentively during thetraining at Masindi PublicSchool

RememberNot to stigmatise yourself.

Many people with HIVisolate and mistreatthemselves.Some fear they would bemistreated. Feel free andinteract with others.

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