“Fear and discrimination against people living with HIV were high in the community and among medical staff. ”
“I am very proud of being a nurse. This profession has given me a significant tool for continuous reflection on life, health and death. Gratitude is my best lesson learned."
“Lebanon is a low HIV-prevalence country (0.1%) and we don’t have special hospitals or units for people living with HIV, nor nurses who deal only with people living with HIV. Nurses should apply universal precaution measures, behaving as if we are all positive for HIV, hepatitis B and C and COVID-19. ”