Man infected in HIV epidemic speaks out

ijqÈ .syska taâia yod .;a; md,s; Tng lshk l;dj''''

Tfí ku" .u úia;r álla lshkjdkï@

uf.a ku md,s; úfÊnKavdr' uu Ôj;a jqfKa l=reKE., m%foaYfha'

mjqf,a úia;r tfyu fldfyduo@

wïud" ;d;a;d iuÕ ug jvd jeäuy,a ifydaorfhd ;=ka fofkla ysáhd' uu mjqf,a nd,hd' ;d;a;d l=,S jev lr,d ;uhs wmsj Ôj;a lf<a' wïud .Dy‚hla'

Tfí mdi,@

l=reKE., m%foaYfhau mdi,la'

fldhs;rï ÿrg md,s; wOHdmkh yeoErejdo@

uu id'fm< iu;a fj,d W'fm< wOHdmk lghq;=j, ksr; jqKd' kuq;a úNd.h iu;a jqfKa kE'

ndysr jevlghq;= uql=;au lf<a keoao@

l<d' l%Svd wxYhg jeämqr keUqre fj,d ysáhd' uu we;a,ála lf<a' óg¾ 400" ;=kamsïu jf.a wxYhka uu ksfhdackh l<d' ta;a im;a;= .kak jf.au fjk;a foaj,aj,g;a i,a,s f.dvla ´k ksid ta wdYdj uf.ka wE;afj,d .shd'

fï w;rjdf¾ /lshdjlg fhduqjqKd@

Tõ' /lshdj,a lsysmhlau l<d' .dukaÜj, jev l<d" lvj,a lsysmhlu jev l<d' Bg miafi rg /lshdjlg hkak woyila ys;g wdjd' fudlo uf.a ysf;a mqxÑldf,a wdYdjl=;a ;snqKd rgj,aj,g hkak' wksl wfma wd¾Ólh;a hym;a uÜgul ;snqfK kE' talhs uu ijqÈj,g hkak ;SrKh lf<a'

úfoaY .;fjkfldg Tfí jhi@

uu úfoaY .;jqfKa ug u;l yeáhg 2003§' ta lshkafk jhi 23la ú;r we;s'

wms oeka wod< lreKg tuq' fldfyduo oek.;af; Tn â'è'R' YÍr .;jQ wfhla lsh,d@

ijqÈj, wms jev lrmq lïmeks tfla yeu wjqreoaolu fuäl,a tlla lrkjd' m<jeks wjqreoafo;a l<d' fojeks wjqreoafo;a l<d' lsisu .eg¨‍jla ;snqfK kE' ;=kajeks wjqreoafo ;uhs fï m%Yafk u;=jqfKa'

fldfyduo ta wh Tng fï iïnkaOfhka lreKq meyeÈ,s lf<a@

ug fï .ek kï uql=;au lsõfj kE' ug lshmq tlu foa ;uhs Thdf. f,aj, fmdä .eg¨‍jla ;sfhkjd' tal ksid Thd ojia 10la ú;r friaÜ lrkak lsh,d'

Th lshk Èk oyh we;=<; fudk jf.a foaj,ao isÿjqfKa@

ug ojia oyhla bkak isoaO jqfKa kE' ojia foflka udj ,xldjg tjkak ta wh lghq;= iQodkï lrd' udj ,xldjg tjkak meh follg biairfj,d ;uhs HR uefkac¾ lsõfj zThdg HIV YÍr .;fj,d ;sfhkjd lsh,d'

ta wjia:djg fldfyduo md,s; uqyqK ÿkafk@

uq,skau ug Th iïnkaOfhka jeä wjfndaOhla ke;sj .shd' kuq;a ta wh taâia frda.fha Nhdkllu lshkfldg fudkjo fï jqfKa lshk foa uf. T¿jg wdjd' t;ek b|,d uf.a ys;g wdfj uu fldhs fj,dfõ uefrhso lshk is;sú,a, ú;rhs' uq¿ weÕu oyÈfhka f;;afj,d .shd' ug wïud" ;d;a;d f.or wh yefudau u;la fjkak mgka .;a;d' fï lsisu ojil n,dfmdfrd;a;= jqK fohla fkfjhs' uu wka; wirK jqKd'

fï fudfydf; Tn;a iuÕ tlg fiajh lrmq ys; ñ;%d§ka fudlo lsõfõ@

ug fï wh uqK.eyqfKa kE' kuq;a HR tflka uf.a ;;a;ajh ug lshkak;a biairfj,d ta whf.kau uf.a ;;a;ajh hd¿jkag oek.kak ,eì,d ;sfhkjd' ug;a biairfj,d hd¿fjd yeufoau oekf.k uu mdúÉÑ lrmq nvq úislr,d frÈ mjd mqÉp,d ;snqKd'

úfoaY.;jk Y%ñlhkag ,xldfõ§ taâia iïnkaOfhka oekqj;a lsÍula lrkjd fkao@

wmsg kï lsisu oekqj;a lsÍula lf<a kE' yenehs oeka ;;a;ajh fldfyduo lshkak uu okafk kE' wfma fuäl,a tl ú;rhs fufy§ ne¨‍fj'

HIV YÍr .;fjkak wdikaku fya;=j úÈhg Tn olskafk ljr lreKlao@

uu ijqÈj,§ wkdrla‍Is; úÈhg ,sx.sl lghq;=j, fhÿKd' th ;uhs tlu iy uQ,slu ldrKh' ud;a tlal tfya ysgmq 90]la 95]la fï foaj,aj,g weíneysfj,d ysáhd' md¿j ldkaish ksid uu;a fïjg mqreÿ jqKd' wjdikdjg fï jhsrih ug YÍr.; jqKd'

fldfyduo ,xldjg weú,a,d f.or whg uqyqK ÿkafk@

tal ;uhs uu uQK ÿkak f,dl=u pef,akaÊ tl' wïug fudkjo lshkafk lsh,d ug ys;d.kak;a neß jqKd' udkisl uÜgu ìkaÿjgu jeá,d ysáfha' ta;a ijqÈj, jev lrkak nE jev wudrehs lshk foa lshkjd lsh,d uu ys;df.k wdjd'

,xldjg wdjg miafi md,s; fldfyduo m%;sl¾uj,g fhduq jqfKa@

,xldjg weú;a uu fgiaÜ tlla lrd' taflka fmkakqfj HIV fmdisáõ lsh,d' t;kska thd,d udj la,sksla tllg fhduqlrd' fï fj,dfj lshkak ´k l=reKE., ysgmq ffjoH lKavdhu ug udr ifmdaÜ tlla ÿkakd' thd,d lsõjd nhfjkak tmd' Thd ;ksfj,d kE' ;j;a f.dvla wh bkakjd Thd jf.au' wms Thdj n,d.kakï lsh,d' fukak fï fj,dfj ìkaÿfj ;snqKq udkisl;ajh 30]la ú;r f.dvkeÕ=‍Kq njla ug oekqKd' bkamiafi mqxÑ m%Yakhla jqK;a uu Tjqkaj fydhdf.k .shd' tal ug mqÿudldr iekiSula jqKd'

fï ldf, fjkfldg f.or whg Tfí úia;rh lsh,o ;snqfK@

kE' kuq;a m%;sl¾u;a lrk .uka udi y;rla myla .shdg miafi uf.a fmdä wlalg uu yeufohlau lsõjd'

,xldjg wdjg miafi md,s;g w¨‍;a n,dfmdfrd;a;=jla ;snqfKu keoao@

lsisu fohla ys;d.kakj;a neß úÈhgfk ,xldjg wdfj' weú;a udi 5la ú;r hklx wf;a ;snqKq i,a,s;a úhox lrf.k ysáhd'

Tn HIV iuÕ Ôj;ajk wfhla' iudcfha u;hla ;sfhkjd fujeks wh wd;aud¾:ldó úÈhg wka whg;a fuh fnda lrkak W;aidy .kakjd lsh,d@

´ku flfklag tl tl úÈhg weÕs,a, Èla lrkak mq¿jka' isßkac¾j,ska jhsrih weÕg we;=¿ lrkj¨‍' wr úÈhg lrkj¨‍ fï úÈhg lrkj¨‍' ´ku fohla lshkak mq¿jka' ta;a lrmq flfkl=;a keye' lrmq ;ekl=;a keye' Th lshk ñksiaiq f.dvla fofkla ta wh wkdrla‍Is; ,sx.slj yeisß,d wks;a whg weÕs,a, Èla lrkjd'

Tn jhsrih YÍr .;jqKq tla wfhla muKhs' kuq;a ñka mßndysrj m%;sldr fkd.kakd ;j;a msßila bkakjd@

úfYaIfhkau lshkak ´k fï whf.a ;sfhkafka wkjYH ìhla' fï ;;a;ajh md,kh lrkak ´k ;rï T!IO oeka ;sfhkjd' ta yskaod ta .ek nhla we;s lr.kafk ke;=j idhkj,g hk tl ;uhs fyd|u foa'

md,s;g yuqfj,d ;sfhkjo Tn jf.au HIV iuÕ Ôj;a jk wh@

Tõ' jhi 20" 22' 30" 40 jf.a jhiaj, wh ug yuqfj,d ;sfhkjd'

fï w;ßka Tng úfYaIs; flfkla bkakjo@

tfyu ug úfYaIhs lsh,d lõre;a kE' ta;a ug wjqreÿ 22l ;re‚hla yuqjqKd' mqÿudldr ,iaikla ta <uhf. ;sfhkafk' thd ñ,shk m;skshla' jHdmdßl w;ska thd m%isoaOhs' uu ku lshkak leue;s kE' jeä jYfhka bkafk úfoaY rgj,' ta;a thdf. m%;sl¾uj,g thd ,xldjg tkjd'

yßhgu lshkak fï jhsrih YÍr .;fj,d fldmuK l,la fjkjdo iy m%;sl¾u mgka wrka fldmuK ld,hlao lsh,d@

ug u;l yeáhg HIV YÍrh ;=< ;sfhkjd lsh,d oek.;af; óg wjqreÿ 9 lg ú;r biafi,a,d' m%;sl¾u wdrïN lr,d kï wjqreÿ 3la ú;r we;s'

md,s; oeka /lshdjlg fhduqfj,do bkafk@

uu la‍fIa;% ks,Odßfhla úÈhg fï iïnkaOfhka oekqj;aùï lrkjd' ta jf.au UNAIDs tlg;a iïnkaOfj,d lghq;= lrkjd' fï yeufohla fjkqfjkau uu lemùï lrkjd fï fudfyd; fjkfldg'

G w;S;h me;a;lg odkakfld' Tn lshkak oeka Tn Ôj;afjkafk l,lsÍfukao@

hï fohla jqKdu iuyre lshkjd fïl fyd| mksIaukaÜ tl lsh,d' ug kï tfyu kE' fïl ug fyd| wjia:djla jqKd Ôú;fha yeufohlau wOHhkh lrkak' tlg ysáh hd¿fjd .ek mjd uu fï ;=<ska oek.;a;d'

ta jf.au ;uhs úúO rgj,g hkak jf.au l=ud¾ ix.laldr" ldf,da f*dkafiald" k¿ ks<shka jf.a ckm%sh mqoa.,hka ug wdY%h lrkak ,enqKd' UNAIDS wdh;kh iuÕ jevlrkak ,efnhs lsh,d uu ySfklskaj;a ys;=fj kE' ta;a ug ta wjia:dj;a ,enqKd' uu nqoaOd.fï' uu wd.u me;a;g;a f.dvla keUqrejqKd' thska uu fndfyda foaj,a bf.k .;a;d' ojilg 50la 60la biairyg .sys,a,d l;d lr,d ? kskaog hoaÈ uu i;=gq fjkjd uu fï whj oekqj;a lrd fkao lsh,d'

md,s;f.a ysf;a ;sfhkjo újdyùfï woyila@

oekg kï kE' ta;a wïud" ;d;a;d kï lshkjd újdy fjkak lsh,d' iudc fiajd lghq;=;a tlal uu ld¾h nyq, ;;a;ajhl bkafka' uu leue;shs f,dalh ms<s.;a; fyd| WmfoaYlfhla fjkak'

wjidk jYfhka fudlo lshkak ;sfhkafk@

oeka wfma ñksiaiqkaf.a T¿fj ;sfhk foa ;uhs ztaâia udrdka;slhsz lshk foa' Thd,g;a u;l we;sfk fï jf.a oekaùula rEmjdysksfha .shd' fukak fï ;;amr lSmfha oekaùï ñksiaiqkaf.a ys;aj, f,dl= n,mEula lrkak iu;a jqKd' ñksiaiq fïlg nhjqKd' tfyu fkfjhs lshkak ´k' fïl md,kh l< yelshs" T!IO ,nd.kak" fnda fjkafk fukak fï úÈhg jf.a foaj,a lsh,d fldfyduyß fï whj idhkj,g fhduq lr.kak ´k'