VietNamNet Bridge - Approximately 1,200 HIV positive patients are to be provided with employment opportunities this year by the Strategically Managing AIDS Response Together at the Workplace (SMARTWork) project, announced SMARTWork Technical Manager Dao Thi To Nga. A conference was held on Tuesday, by SMARTWork and the HCMC Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, on HIV/AIDS prevention at the workplace and creating employment for people with HIV.
It was agreed by all attending the conference that HIV positive patients are capable and should be encouraged to work. Equal opportunities and improved healthcare services were discussed as important factors in ensuring people with HIV can perform and reach their full potential in work.
Companies employing people with HIV/AIDS were called upon to apply suitable social welfare programs to create better working conditions for their HIV positive staff.
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