Khosro Mansourian, the founder of a so-called association in support of social victims in Iran, referred to 40% of street children being diagnosed with HIV and said, “The number of children suffering from this virus is actually higher than the current statistics.
Children suffering from AIDS are troubled with a very difficult life because they will have to consume medication until the end of their lives, deal with harsh infections, the emotional difficulties of being an orphan resulting from their AIDS-inflicted parents losing their lives, loneliness and the social disgrace because of their illness. Most of them are also desperately trying to make ends meet and always very poor.”
(State-run ISNA news agency – December 27, 2014)
