Hospitals shunning AIDS patients

It has recently come to public attention that people affected with the HIV/AIDS virus are being turned away from public hospitals and denied emergency treatment. It has been noted that even if the staff at the hospitals in question are aware that AIDS cannot spread through casual contact, there is still a fear among healthcare workers of contracting the disease anyway. In the process, suspected and proven cases carrying the disease are denied access. Besides, there is a stigma attached to it.
Even routine treatment for AIDS patients is denied on the premise that some doctors are not too sure how to handle the situation of the HIV/AIDS virus and what necessary precautions should be in place.
It is therefore clear that there are significant misconceptions in the country about the spread and treatment of the HIV/AIDS virus even after so many years of expert knowledge on the subject. Regrettably, even within the medical profession, some laid back attitudes exist. This may have been prompted by two factors. Firstly, there are hardly any separate, specialized wards for HIV/AIDS patients. Secondly, medical professionals somehow harbour superstitions about the virus.
AIDS is a disease caused by the HIV infection, which is basically a weakening of one's immune system. It can only be spread through blood transfusions, sexual contact and from an infected mother to her unborn child. Awareness campaigns should be conducted along those lines.
The government should immediately ensure adequate access to treatment of the HIV/AIDS victims complete with screening and after-care facilities. There should also be separate HIV/AIDS wards in health care facilities.