Widowed HIV-positive women in Kibera fight cultural stigma

South Africa Time — Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Widowed HIV-positive women in Kibera fight cultural stigma:

In 2004, she was hospitalised due to a stomach growth and tested positive for HIV. "The test results came as shock, but after counselling I saw the need to fight for life," she said. Unbeknownst to her, she had contracted the virus from her husband but ...

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Widowed HIV-positive women in Kibera fight cultural stigma

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