How gay Zimbabweans are fighting HIV
Gay News Blog Jul 17 08
"You're the first caller I've had for a few days now," Samuel Matsikure tells me from the GALZ health centre in Harare. The telephone lines in the city are working again after a 24-hour break in service, but despite the continuing poor line, Matsikure speaks in a bright, calm tone that belies his circumstances. "People are struggling with transport costs and things being so expensive, so they can't come and see us." He's talking about some of the one in five Zimbabweans that are living with HIV-Aids and of those who seek to avoid infection. In a country with few jobs, scarce food and inflation upwards of 100,000 percent, even the cost of a bus ride can be a barrier to seeking help. Full story...
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