In April 1987, Princess Diana
opened the UK's first purpose built HIV/Aids unit at London Middlesex Hospital
that exclusively cared for patients infected with the virus.
In front of the world's media,
Princess Diana shook the hand of a man suffering with the illness.
in video seen on BBC the late princess
Diana was seen shaking the hand of a man that was suffering with Aids, She did
so without gloves. see picture below
She publicly challenged the notion
that HIV/Aids was passed from person to person by touch.
She showed in a single gesture that
this was a condition needing compassion and understanding, not fear and
ignorance.
John O'Reilly was a nurse on the
ward at the time of the Princess of Wales' visit spoke to Witness about a
landmark moment in the fight against HIV/Aids.
No comments:
Post a Comment