Navigating the teen years as an HIV+ orphan

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By: ecatny

Posted: Oct 22 07

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Witnessed: 602 times

Albanie, Inde, Sao Tomé-et-Principe

Anthropologie légale, Conflit armé, Détention, Discrimination, Enfants soldats, VIH/SIDA

Children, HIV, india, orphan

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Here are some excerpts of an interview with Murgesh, a 16-year-old HIV+ orphan. He is keenly aware of how ARVs are helping him survive his teenage years.

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