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In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV infections are more prevalent and doctors scarcer than anywhere else in the world. With a lack of medical professionals, Mitchell Besser enlisted the help of his patients to create mothers2mothers, an extraordinary network of HIV-positive women whose support for each other is changing and saving lives.
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“Is a mentoring programme offering comprehensive support for HIV-positive pregnant women and new mothers. Mentor mother Monoang Mohakala said, “in short, we see in them our input and they are HEROES in our lives.” Preventing the transmission of HIV from a mother to a child is a straightforward medical procedure. Its simplest application, a single […]
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