ENI – Rev. Mvume Dandala, general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches, got a personal HIV/AIDS test in September as part of his campaign encouraging mass voluntary testing throughout Africa.
"I think more pastors should come for testing and not hide it," said Dandala. "I am feeling greatly encouraged."
The AACC leader explained that AIDS is like other diseases and people do not have to die of it, as people who are HIV-positive are able to manage their lives through eating the right foods and receiving medication.
"I urge the churches not to throw away people because they are infected, but to embrace them, to encourage them, to have them go to clinics, to help them to have something to eat, to help them to be strong," said Dandala.
