Public and Private Partnership: The Key to Saving Lives
Beatrice Karanja; Kigali, Rwanda
By Beatrice KaranjaKigali, RwandaJuly 21, 2008From as early as 7:30 a.m., the buzz of excitement was evident at the Masaka Health Center, a half-hour drive from Rwanda’s capital of Kigali. People huddled in small groups were making final preparations, posters were being hung up on every availa...
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Success Against the Odds
Maisie Cunningham; Washington, D.C.
By Maisie CunninghamWashington, D.C.July 15, 2008It was a bright, chilly July morning in Johannesburg, and I was headed from the Foundation’s office toward the Alexandra Health Centre and University Clinic, commonly known as “Alex.” Foundation Program Officer Sylvia Ntsimane had gr...
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A Woman's Strength
Cibele Maquile; Gaza Province, Mozambique
By Cibele MaquileGaza Province, MozambiqueMay 28, 2008Ana, an HIV-positive mother in Mozambique, actively participated in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission program while she was pregnant and religiously adhered to her own HIV treatment regimen. However, when she asked her husband, who w...
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The Suffering of Women
Cibele Maquile; Gaza Province, Mozambique
By Cibele MaquileGaza Province, MozambiqueMay 23, 2008Every day we come face to face with the suffering of women. In the areas where I work in Mozambique, many HIV-positive women hide the fact that they are receiving treatment for their illness because their husbands refuse to get tested or use cond...
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Mariana’s Courage
Cibele Maquile; Gaza Province, Mozambique
By Cibele MaquileGaza Province, MozambiqueMay 22, 2008Mariana* is a 35-year-old business woman and single mother of four children — two from her first marriage and two from her second. Mariana, who lives in Gaza Province in Mozambique, lost her youngest son when he was four years old. As ...
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