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Seek order to publish Joyce Dzidor's HIV status - Samson Lardy

By Myjoyonline
General News Seek order to publish Joyce Dzidor's HIV status - Samson Lardy
DEC 16, 2014 LISTEN

The Ghana AIDS Commission has been advised to seek a court order and publish the HIV status of Joyce Dzidzor Mensah to save its image.

Private legal practitioner, Samson Lardy Anyenini says, “The order could also be directed to the Physician or Hospital where she earlier claimed to have had the test to publish the report.”

Joyce Mensah shocked the nation Monday by declaring that contrary to popular belief, she is not HIV positive.

She has been a famous campaigner against the disease, telling the whole country that she is living with the virus and there is no point to stigmatise those living with HIV.

But in a dramatic U-turn, she now says she has never been tested HIV positive, a claim the AIDS Commission and the Network of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS have dismissed.

“It will be scandalising (though symptomatic of many gh public service agencies) to learn the AIDS Commission didn't independently confirm her status before engaging her. Their statement claims proof of being HIV + is the sine qua non criterion for admission into the Heart-To-Heart campaign,” Samson said in a Facebook post.

He said, “Nonetheless, the Commission and/or the Group (Network of Persons Living with HIV) or key sponsors should be able to seek an order to publish her status report if they have it. The order could also be directed at the Physician or Hospital where she earlier claimed to have had the test to publish the report.”

According to him, “By her prior self-declaration, she failed to protect the sanctity of the private confidential status of that report, anyway. By her public pronouncements and acts, her HIV status did not and cannot remain private and confidential and privileged and unimpeachable. Let those with the seeming locus give it a try to save the little credit left of them.”

On a personal note, he said, “In fact, I elect not to believe her again until her new claim of being rather HIV - is verified. She may need to assist me believe what she claims by showing the report to me herself. Yet, it does seem she may need help, and shouldn't be left alone.”

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