HIV

Malawi teen, Martha, was born with HIV. Now a mother herself, she has defied the odds and her son, Rahim Idriss, is part of Malawis AIDS-free generation. In this picture, she awaits the results of Rahmins HIV test. After two months of waiting, she finds out the Rahmin, now 8-months old, is HIV negative.
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UN launches innovative plan to significantly cut new HIV infections

11 October 2017
Despite a 50 per cent drop in AIDS-related deaths since the peak of the epidemic, new HIV infection declines among adults are lagging, prompting the United Nations to launch a 10-point plan that lays out immediate, concrete steps countries can take to accelerate progress.
AIDS hospice patients at the Shekhina Clinic for the Poor and Destitute in Tamale, Ghana.
World Bank/Jonathan Ernst

HIV-related stigma, discrimination prevent people from accessing health services – UN

3 October 2017
People living with HIV who experience high levels of stigma are more than twice as likely to delay enrolment into care than people who do not perceive such stigma, a United Nations report released today reveals.