56% cabbies shun hiv+ colleagues

Survey conducted by Sion Hospital reveals that over half of taxi drivers are uneasy working with an HIV positive colleague; some felt seat belts are unnecessary If the recent survey conducted by doctors from Sion Hospital's Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM) department is anything to go by, then almost 40 per cent of the total taxi drivers that were interviewed are unaware that HIV/AIDS is not transmitted by mosquito bite, use of common toilets, hugging and kissing. Still a taboo: Of the 118 drivers

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