Taoiseach steps out to Stamp Out Stigma

IN THE first engagement of his third term yesterday, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern helped Dublin AIDS Alliance launch its website, www.stampoutstigma.ie.

The move is part of a campaign aimed at challenging HIV-related stigma and discrimination.

Speaking on Irish Aids Day yesterday, Mr Ahern said he had taken a lead role to raise awareness of the issue: “I think we’re moving away from some of the stigmatisation.