AIDS affects the victim’s state of mind, making it more than just a viral infection. Patients have to not only deal with the gradual breaking down of their immune system, but battle the social stigma that comes in the wake of an HIV-positive status. With no cure, only informed decisions can help one keep infection at bay. On World AIDS Day, DNA’s photojournalists S Shiv Kumar and A Veeramani present a few profiles in
courage and dignity.
Flames of hope: Inmates at Support, a rehabilitation centre for AIDS patients, light candles to mark the World AIDS Day