Voodoo Priests Could Help Fight HIV/AIDS in Haiti

“Voodoo priests in Haiti “could make all the difference” in the country’s fight against HIV/AIDS by directing clients to clinics for testing and treatment, NPR’s “Morning Edition” reports. Many of Haiti’s approximately 400,000 HIV-positive residents believe that the symptoms of their illness are the result of a curse and that voodoo can solve medical problems, according to NPR. Patricia Lawrence, who directs AIDS outreach programs with La Fondation Esther Boucicault in St. Marc, Haiti, said that providing voodoo priests with HIV/AIDS education information could “significantly lower” the country’s HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.”

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