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Sisters doing it for themselves

By JournAIDS It is no secret that poorly staffed and under-staffed clinics are hurting prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV efforts in South Africa. One only has to look as far as last week which saw the release of a damning Human Rights Watch (HRW) report which revealed that HIV-positive mothers-to-be were often subject to appalling treatment in state hospitals.
Continue reading | 22 August 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: 'positive' role models, human rights watch report, lay healthcare counsellors, mentor mothers, mothers2mothers, pmtct

Turning a silk purse into a sow’s ear: Hospital stigma and PMTCT

By Kim Johnson The Times and the Daily Sun have reported that pregnant women are being mocked, slapped, pinched and even bribed in South Africa’s public hospitals. To add insult to injury, HIV-positive mothers-to-be are also subjected to treatment which could seriously endanger their lives and their babies’ lives.
Continue reading | 10 August 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: abuse, daily sun, discrimination, human rights watch report, pmtct, stigma, the new age