AIDS Leaves South African to Raise Grandchildren
A grandmother plays mother to the children of her daughter, who died of AIDS. Fourth in a series on African women coping with AIDS at different life stages.
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In Lesotho, AIDS Widow Fights for Life
An HIV-positive mother in Lesotho struggles to pay for lifesaving drugs and her husband’s funeral costs. Third in a series on African women coping with AIDS at different life stages.
South African Teen Risks Motherhood, AIDS
In South Africa, a health worker says the AIDS epidemic often makes orphaned female teens turn to older men for protection. Result: They are pregnant and at risk. Second in a series on African women coping with AIDS at different stages of life.
Activists Put Focus on Women with HIV, AIDS
Every 20 seconds, a woman contracts HIV, the infection that leads to AIDS. With a record 260,000 U.S. women living with this deadly disease, activists are battling to improve prevention and treatment.
Botswana AIDS Orphan Holds Family’s Food Basket
After a Botswana family struggled for custody of an 8-year-old girl orphaned by AIDS, community members suspected the struggle was really over the girl’s food aid. First in a series about African women coping with AIDS at different stages of life.
One Study Finds AIDS Virus Transmitted Orally
The AIDS virus spreads very quickly after oral exposure, according to a new study of monkeys. If confirmed, the finding could be of grave consequence to women and girls around the globe who breastfeed or engage in unprotected oral sex.
Women With AIDS Need Our Help
On this AIDS Day, women and girls have never needed more help and attention in battling the disease. With the epidemic now the leading cause of death among women and girls, more research and better policies are needed to lower the toll.
Producer Turns Lens on Self to Reveal AIDS Growth
In reporting on the growing number of women being infected with AIDS in the United States, journalist Sharon Sopher turned a camera lens on her own story of living with the virus.
Support Groups for Women with HIV Ease Isolation
From Internet chat rooms to small-town community centers, HIV/AIDS support groups for women are challenging the notion of what it means to be infected with the virus and are working to combat the often painful isolation of victims.
Lee Tackles Abstinence-Only Approach to AIDS
Barbara Lee, who cast the only House vote against giving the president unchecked power against Sept. 11 perpetrators, is standing out again. At an AIDS forum attended by no other member of Congress, she tackled the White House’s abstinence-only approach.
