Botswana: From Despair to Hope: Journey of a Young Woman Born Infected With HIV

[UNFPA] She was just ten years old when she found out she was infected with HIV: "I had been on treatment for some time and I kept on questioning why I was on medication.  My aunt then took me to the clinic and a counsellor broke the news to me."Like many of her peers in Botswana, Masedi Kewamodimo, now 23, was born HIV positive. She had lost both her parents to AIDS in 2000 but it wasn't until 2004 that her own status became known to her. At the time, the challenge s she faced seemed insurmou
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news