Het AIDS-beleid in Nederland: voorlichting en hulpverlening
Abstract
The Aids policy in the Netherlands, Aids information and psycho-social assistance - More than 10 years ago, Aids caused a sensation in the United States. Sooner than expected the first Aids patients were detected in the Netherlands. A lot of questions needed to be answered, and they are still there, because the medical world hasn’t found the conclusive medicine yet. More than 80% of the Dutch Aids patients are gay; the remaining 20% are junkies, but over the last few years more and more young people too have become infected by HIV. It is clear that an efficient and structured Aids policy was and remains necessary. There seem to be no unsolvable problems; in fact, co-operation between the different interest groups has turned out to be very successful. The policymakers have tried to stop the spread of the HIV virus and to lessen the negative social consequences of Aids. They have invested most of their energy in informing people about Aids, with the ultimate goal to change people’s attitude towards ’safe sex’ on a permanent basis. They have also made efforts to provide psycho-social assistance : the most striking example is the buddy care. One may conclude that the Dutch Aids policy succeeds in keeping the Aids epidemic within bounds, though one has to stay alert.
How to Cite:
De Geest, P., (1995) “Het AIDS-beleid in Nederland: voorlichting en hulpverlening”, Tijdschrift voor Sociale Wetenschappen 40(2), 145–162. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/tvsw.95200
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