AIDS discrimination still exists in Switzerland 40 years on

The problem is not HIV, but the relationship with HIV, wrote the Swiss AIDS Federation on Monday to mark World AIDS Day. The association will therefore be focusing its awareness campaign on discrimination and prejudice. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Although HIV is no longer transmissible with treatment, many people living with the virus still face exclusion and prejudice. This year, the awareness campaign launched by the Swiss Aids Federation to mark World AIDS Day draws attention to this paradox. For many people living with HIV, the most difficult thing is not the medical aspect, but the discrimination they continue to face in 2025. The association says this ostracism is all the more incomprehensible given that people living with HIV receiving treatment cannot transmit the virus – not during unprotected sex, not by kissing, not even at the dentist's. "Knowledge protects. Don't panic", or "Sex is fun. Don't be afraid", the posters in this year's ...