Local agency will pay dowry , offer counseling , to get HIV-positive couples to wed . Comment: UN agency says marriage does n't stop AIDS , prevention and treatment needed . However , UNAIDS , the UN agency tackling HIV and AIDS , has its doubts , arguing such marriages do not prevent the spread of AIDS . For some couples , the marriages reduce stigma of being HIV-positive .
Local agency will pay dowry , offer counseling , to get HIV-positive couples to wed . Comment: UN agency says marriage does n't stop AIDS , prevention and treatment needed . For some couples , the marriages reduce stigma of being HIV-positive .