Why learners living with HIV need more care

“The problem with living with HIV is people think you got it through promiscuity. I was born with the virus and there are many others in my shoes who were born with it. Currently, children take one tablet unlike in our time when we took many; but stigma is still a problem to many,” Mweru added.

Why learners living with HIV need more care

By: John Musenze, Journalists @New Vision

STIGMA IS STILL RIFE IN SCHOOLS

For thousands of school-going children living with HIV in Uganda, life is a daily balancing act between staying healthy

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Why learners living with HIV need more care

“The problem with living with HIV is people think you got it through promiscuity. I was born with the virus and there are many others in my shoes who were born with it. Currently, children take one tablet unlike in our time when we took many; but stigma is still a problem to many,” Mweru added.

Why learners living with HIV need more care

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