HIV has claimed the lives of millions of people. I will not bog you down with statistics, because just like the last time you read something about HIV you won't remember. You are probably thinking, 'Not another article about AIDS. Yes its a killer disease, whats new?' I am currently in an HIV/AIDS training organized by African Missions Health funded by AIDS Relief (thanks to Bill Clinton that exists). It is a tenuous two week training that brings health workers from all over Kenya together to be updated and re-educated about what this disease really means now to sub-Saharan Africa. HIV throws orphans at the mercy of communities In these two weeks we have learned a lot of science and pharmacology about things surrounding this virus. Where it came from, how it progresses, government policies..etc. But I knew all that already. The problem with HIV is that it is not just a disease that you die from. It is a disease so misunderstood and stigmatized that people feel lik...
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