The rapid spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria is a result of stigmatisation and discrimination against people who have tested positive, say experts. ‘'Discriminating against people who are infected is forcing the epidemic under the carpet, where it does no one any good. It continues to spread. But if we are able to control stigma, discrimination and rejection, more people will have the courage to come out and test, and it will be easy to control the disease a little better,'' says Pat Matemola, co-ordinator of the Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS.