Officials working for the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (BACATMA) are hoping to bring down the soaring percentage of Nigerians infected with HIV by implementing a “positive marriage” program that will be offered to individuals who are HIV positive. The goal is to encourage marriage and monogamy between Nigerians who have the AIDS virus in order to try and limit the number of people who will become exposed to the disease. The BACATMA is offering counseling for couples with HIV and cash on the day of their wedding in order to try and give the couple the best chance they can get of staying together. The BACATMA is also offering employment within the agency to those who have gone ahead with a “positive marriage”. By offering all of these services, to help keep HIV positive couple together, they will reduce the spread of the disease. The program also helps HIV-positive individual meet other HIV-positive people in hope of some of them finding love and coupling up. The program helps those afflicted with HIV find hope and become a closer part of their community. While there are several opinions out there on this type of program, I believe it is a good idea. If nothing else, it is at least a positive program that can help those with HIV to not feel alienated from their communities. The argument can be made that This program will only work to bring more HIV positive children in to the world. While it is true that HIV can spread from mother to infant, it is not always the case. Besides, if an HIV positive man is monogamous with his wife, as opposed to having sex with multiple partners, the number of infected individuals is still lower.
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