December 2011

No More Taboo…

Do you cringe at the thought of playing social butterfly at parties? We’ve got just the pointers on how to hit it off during the holidays!

We may have a first-hand experience with a disease like cancer, or know someone with diabetes, but many of us probably are not aware of knowing someone with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). According to the Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC), HIV/AIDS is the taboo subject that it is in our society, it has become the slow and, almost literally, “silent killer” in Malaysia. In Malaysia, HIV/AIDS is increasingly affecting more married women and their children than it does any of these groups.

*For the full article please refer to Shape December 2011 Issue

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