Face2Face Africa resident Dr. Ajibola Abdulkadir writes the following: I was at a hospital recently, and I witnessed the most-flagrant display of ignorance I’ve ever seen. An obviously rich man came in to the reception with a young lady who looked like she was his help (going off of the way she was being ordered around). He asked her to sit down while he approached the front desk personnel. He asked if HIV testing services were offered at the hospital and said that he wanted his help tested. The lady at the front desk replied, “Yes, sir, however we don’t just test clients like that without having them see the doctor for a discussion. This man replied in a very loud and cocky tone, “I do not want to see the doctor, are you going to offer me the test or not? I can go somewhere else to do this. The maid looked so helpless as she sat looking on, awaiting her fate as decided by her boss. In my mind, I thought, When did wealth become a substitute for ignorance? Now, besides the obvious breach of medical ethics, this got me thinking, How do you impose HIV testing on an individual without proper counseling? Hence this post. Read all you need to know about what type of counseling and testing you are supposed to get if you think you need to be tested for HIV/AIDS here: https://face2faceafrica/article/hiv-aids-testing
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 23:30:00 +0000