Formal Policy Brief on HIV/AIDS

Formal Paper: HIV Policy
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Table of Contents Executive Summary. 3 Introduction. 4 Background of the Problem.. 5 Impact of the Problem.. 6 Approaches/ Options. 7 Proposed Solution to the Problem.. 8 SWOT Analysis. 9 Results of the Analysis. 10 Recommendations and Conclusion. 10 References. 11  
Executive Summary
The need to improve healthcare and in general, public health, has been driven by the current trends in the industry. Trends such as the occurrence of pandemics such as the Covid-19 or even the spread of HIV/AIDS have determined the responses that the healthcare industry would undertake in ensuring that public health is improved. Stigmatization against persons living with HIV/AIDS is a worrying trend that creates poor address on HIV/AIDS and poor public health rating. Developing governmental policy addressing stigmatization helps in developing extensive address on the stigmatization against persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Formal Paper: HIV Policy
Introduction
The spread of HIV/AIDS has been a worrying trend since the disease was discovered in 1983, where it has consistently spread. A close evaluation on the HIV/AIDS spread has not only been an issue in the healthcare sector but also the widespread stigmatization of HIV/AIDS. In most communities, being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS has been termed as a ‘death sentence’ with people resorting to sideline the person living with HIV/AIDS. The main cause of the stigmatization has been due to misconceptions, ignorance on facts and cultural redefinition of HIV/AIDS. In fact, HIV/AIDS has been defined within most cultures as a sign of immoral behavior, forgetting that the disease can be spread in many ways not just sexual contact (Gillespie et al., 2022). The impact of the stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) has been deteriorating public health and lack of moral support in addressing HIV/AIDS in the society. There is a growing need to ensure that a governmental policy on creating sensitization on HIV/AIDS and provision of moral support to persons living with HIV/AIDS is developed to help in addressing the stigmatization (Bagchi et al., 2019). Policy makers in healthcare help in addressing the stigmatization trend that is becoming greatly worrying on persons living with HIV/AIDS, where preventing a SWOT analysis on the need for a policy to manage the stigma will help in motivating the policy makers to be focused in implementing the recommended policy. Therefore, the most effective way to address the rate of stigmatization among persons living with HIV/AIDS is through developing a governmental policy on HIV/AIDS sensitization and provision of moral support to persons living with HIV/AIDS through ensuring that policy makers are vigilant in developing and implementing the policy.
Background of the Problem
Persons living with HIV/AIDS have had a tough moment and experience when they are diagnosed with the disease. In fact, the growing rate of stigmatization has been greatly worrying given that despite the encouragement by various people with goodwill for persons living with HIV/AIDS to come out and speak out, the public has intensified the stigmatization. Misco...