Hanani Rahayu Abdul Jalil, 32 dan suaminya Omar Manan, 46 (gambar), pasangan suami isteri dan masing-masing merupakan Exco dan volunteers kepada Pertubuhan Positive Warriors Malaysia (PPWM) yang sangat banyak terlibat membantu people living with HIV (PLHIV) dan affected people.
Semuanya adalah atas keprihatinan dan kesedaran mereka tentang tanggungjawab serta tuntutan fardhu kifayah. Mereka faham bahawa PLHIV adalah insan biasa yang berhak meneruskan kehidupan seperti biasa.
Berikut adalah berita tentang perjuangan mereka membantu komuniti yang disiarkan di akhbar baru-baru ini (18 September 2014). Semoga info ini dapat memberikan inspirasi kepada masyarakat di luar sana bahawa stigma, diskriminasi, dan judgmental adalah pembunuh sebenar kepada PLHIV dan punca jangkitan virus sukar dihapuskan. Tidak perlu menjadi PLHIV untuk memahami apa yang PLHIV rasa. Cukup sekadar emphati dan keprihatinan.
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MALACCA: A secondary school teacher strives
to reach out to those who are HIV positive despite the stigma attached to the
community.
Relating her story, Hanani Rahayu Abdul
Jalil, 32, said she started reaching out the marginalised group in 2012, after
reading the life story of an HIV positive patient in a blog titled, Aku HIV
Positif (I’m HIV Positive).
Hanani said she was saddened by the fact that
many HIV positive patients had their lives destroyed even before the disease
could do anything due to the stigma from the society.
That was when her perspective towards the
group changed and decided to devote her time to doing something for HIV
patients.
“I was also curious whether HIV patients can
enjoy a healthy life by undergoing consistent medical treatment and was
determined to find out what sort of medications were used to help HIV patients.
“So I started by becoming a volunteer in programmes
organised by various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that dealt with HIV
patients. The opportunity enabled me to see how HIV patients lived,” she said.
Hanani said that she was impressed that many
HIV patients lived a happy life, with several of them even getting married and
having children, minus the disease.
On the stigma against HIV patients, Hanani
said society should change its negative perception on the group.
“ Keep an open mind when dealing with HIV
patients. Try to get to know people suffering from the disease as well,” she
said.
Hanani’s work with HIV patients also has a
special significance to her life as that was how she met another volunteer who
hails from Johor.
The volunteer, Omar Manan, 46, subsequently
became her husband in February this year.
On her future plans, Hanani said: “My husband
and I hope to open a shelter for children suffering from HIV.”
As published in New Straits Times Online
18 SEPTEMBER 2014 @ 8:10 AM
Memahami HIV dengan tepat dapat menyekat
penularan dan meningkatkan kualiti hidup infected
dan affected people. Kita berperanan
memperbetulkan keadaan dan mengelakkan penganiayaan.
Wallaahu’alam.
"Pertubuhan Positive Warriors Malaysia (PPWM)
komited menentang PENGANIAYAAN, STIGMA, DISKRIMINASI, JUDGEMENTAL, DAN MENDIDIK MASYARAKAT secara terbuka."
Aku, hamba-Nya yang dhaif,
Mohamad bin Wahid @ Pie @ AHP
Facebook: Ahp Pie
Info Berkaitan:
Facebook Fanpage PPWM:
Laman Web Rasmi PPWM:
No. Akaun PPWM:
Bank: Maybank
Nombor Akaun: 5560 5750 3949
Nama Pemegang Akaun: Pertubuhan Positive
Warriors Malaysia
Para pembaca boleh berkongsi pengalaman
melalui Facebook AHP Positive Warriors Support Group (Secret Group). Anda juga dialu-alukan
menjadi ahli Pertubuhan Positive Warriors Malaysia (PPWM). Untuk menyertai,
sila hubungi admins yang berikut:
Abd. Shukor Mohd Yunus: shux@positivewarriors.org
Hishamudin Rahman: carphatz_04@yahoo.com
