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5 Questions with Dr. Doris Macharia
Published January 2026
How did you start your career? Have you always focused on fighting for HIV? I did not plan to make HIV the focus of my medical career. But, as a young internal medicine resident, starting out in the late 1990s, it was inescapable. HIV was ravaging Kenya, where I am from, and many other countries across the African continent. The epidemic filled hospital wards; […]
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Topics:
General,
HIV
Countries:
United States
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Berta Is Smiling Again
Published January 2026
Berta was one of thousands of children living with HIV, but not receiving treatment. Thanks to her community and loving family, she is now healthy.
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Topics:
Integrated Care Models,
Orphan and Vulnerable Children,
Pediatric HIV
Countries:
Mozambique
Reabetsoe with his mother, Motšelisi – Eric Bond/EGPAF 2024
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Young Mothers Rewrite the Story of Lesotho
Published November 2025
Reabetsoe waves and laughs as his mother, Motšelisi Tsubane, 23, leans in, singing his name and dangling a homemade ball. Reabetsoe is a healthy 4-month-old, learning how to focus his eyes and move his arms and legs. He has transformed this family. “My son likes it when I sing lullabies for him—you see him smile and act happy,” […]
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Topics:
Children,
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT),
Women
Countries:
Lesotho