Why are there still diseases that are taboo for us? What is the problem of stigma and who is it most often affected? Why do most of the people affected by seemingly embarrassing diseases live in fear of discrimination and feel different and ashamed, and in fact are lonely in their illness?
We want to fight this belief by making the society aware of the important role in the treatment of these diseases is played by a properly formulated diagnosis, properly selected therapy and the patient’s knowledge about a specific disease. Hence educational campaign prepared by The Point «Shameful diseases. Let’s overcome the taboo » is a response to the need for social education and the transfer of knowledge that will allow us to understand that every disease, even the seemingly embarrassing one, is a normal disease that needs to be fought.
The main partner of the campaign is the Institute of Patient Rights and Health Education. Medonet became the Media Partner.
List of discussed problems and speaking Experts
Patrycja Rzucidło from the Institute of Patient Rights and Health Education raises an important topic of HIV infection. At the same time, it informs about the perverse campaign «Do you like risk? Check if you won? » which is intended to pay particular attention to the problem of worrying statistics on HIV infection and to encourage the performance of tests that exclude or confirm infection.
Lek tells us about living with a stoma without shame, everyday life of people with a stoma, challenges and chances for normal functioning thanks to proper use of ostomy equipment and care. med. Magdalena Derejska, stoma nurse Mrs. Grażyna Majewska and a patient whose stoma saved her life.
A topic related to the state of Polish Psychiatry, its still current marginalization and the perspective of changes for the coming years, which will allow better care for a group of patients with mental disorders – we talk to Prof. Agata Szulc and prof. Marcin Wojnar.
The issue of depression as a mental disorder, still shrouded in social taboo and a sense of shame among patients, is introduced to us by Joanna Chatizow from the Active Against Depression Association.
Intimate health, and more specifically the subject of erectile dysfunction and the reasons why men are still ashamed of their ailments, are mentioned in an interesting interview by Prof. Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz.
In addition, readers will also learn from the campaign how to deal with the problem of embarrassing constipation naturally and what methods are available to treat unwanted scars.
You can read more about the campaign HERE