Kathmandu,
Apr. 21: National
Association of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nepal (NAP+N) has signed a contract
to start the Life Insurance of People living with HIV (PLHIV) with Prime Life
Insurance Limited.
PLHIVs were not able
to get Life insurance till now due to myths and misconceptions about HIV and
AIDS.
PLHIV have long been
complaining that they were discriminated in life insurance scheme.
"It is the result
of the efforts of Country Program Manager of AHF Nepal Deepak Dhungel and Nepal
Government, RUNVAN and other stakeholders of HIV sector, said the association.
After
the agreement with NAP+N, Prime Life Insurance Company has provided equal
opportunity for life insurance to all PLHIVs as their interest amount.
The
agreement has been signed by President of NAP+N Rajesh Didiya and CEO of Prime
Life Manoj Kumar Bhattarai.
Didiya said that such
agreement was the most precious achievement in the history Nepal's HIV/AIDS
sector.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 22 April 2019. 
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