that ‘they had been angry with themselves in the past year,’ that ‘they felt guilty about themselves in the past year,’ (64.4%) and that ‘their self-esteem was low’ (59.6%). Also, 36.5% of respondents said, ‘they wanted to commit suicide.’ In addition, the level of social isolation of people living with HIV is high. 39.4% cut off relationships with family or friends, 37.5% did not attend social gatherings, and 21.2% and 14.4% quit work or gave up opportunities for education or training, respectively. C) Eliminating Discrimination Against HIV-Positive People and Ending AIDS Unreasonable prejudice and fear of HIV is considered the biggest obstacle to HIV prevention policy. Experts, including international organizations such as UNAIDS, advise that early diagnosis, early treatment, and PrEP therapy499) are effective measures to prevent the spread of HIV, but misunderstanding of HIV infection inevitably hinders active testing and treatment. UNAIDS set “Equalize” as the slogan for World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 2022, and urged the states and the people to make efforts, emphasizing that the end of AIDS is only possible when discrimination is eliminated. Even in 2021, WHO and UNAIDS warned that 7.7 million people could die from AIDS over the next 10 years if discrimination against people living with HIV is not resolved. In particular, the law that specifically identifies and punishes HIV is pointed out as a major obstacle to resolving discrimination. UNAIDS continues to recommend that these laws be repealed because they could be counterproductive to HIV prevention, treatment, management and assistance efforts or violate the human rights of people living with HIV and other vulnerable groups.500) Even now, HIV policy in Korea is influenced by old prejudices and discriminatory ideas without any medical basis. In order to resolve discrimination against people living with HIV, it is necessary to correct misinformation and improve awareness, while making efforts to accept the latest medical achievements and reflect them in policies and legislations. 499) Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Therapy: People who are not infected with HIV can prevent HIV infection by taking antiviral drugs. 500) UNAIDS, UNAIDS POLICY BRIEF: Criminalization of HIV Transmission, 2008. 206