Africa-Press – Mauritius. A half-day seminar organised by the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC), to present the findings of a study entitled ‘Documenting the prevalence of stigma and discrimination across key populations and its effect on the quality of life in Mauritius’, was held, today, in Ebène.
The study project was led by Collectif Urgence Toxida (CUT) in collaboration with Prévention Information Lutte contre le SIDA , Aides, Infos, Liberté, Espoir et Solidarité, Parapil Rouz and the University of Mauritius.
The Monitoring Evaluation and Research Officer and representative of the CUT, Ms. T Palmyre, dwelt on the technicalities of the project and presented the research findings during the seminar.
In his address, the Executive Director of the MRIC, Professor T. Bahorun, commended the team for their laudable initiative and encouraged them to bring forth new strategies, recommendations and innovative solutions to help the Mauritian population.
He emphasised that the project was funded under the Fast Track Innovation Initiative Scheme in May 2021 during the post pandemic, with the objective of helping stakeholders move out of the pandemic.
Furthermore, Professor Bahorun observed that various segments of the population across communities are stigmatised for different reasons and added that in regards to our national initiatives, we should endeavour to bring comfort to them.
According to him, the project is aligned to the need of having clear recommendations, new strategies, policies and ultimately an action plan to alleviate these stigmatisations. He also called for the need of having awareness campaigns so that people know what are the stigmatisations that exist and how people are living it.
The project was a community-based study that investigates the relationship between different psychological and social determinants affecting priority populations’ life in Mauritius, namely people living with HIV/AIDS, people who inject drugs, sex workers, and the LGBT community. The goal was to develop recommendations based on empirical results for policymakers, researchers, health professionals and social workers.
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