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November 29, 2005 |
World AIDS Day 2005
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MY LIFE WITH AIDS
Being HIV-positive does not have to be a death sentence. The vast majority of patients who receive antiretroviral (ARV) treatment can live in relative health and lead fulfilling and positive lives. MSF gave cameras to six patients living with HIV/Aids in Kibera, a vast slum in Nairobi, and asked them to document their lives in photos and words. These are their stories.
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Drug companies leave children with AIDS to fend for themselves
Without proper tests and drugs, millions of children who have HIV/AIDS
will not live to see their second birthday. Today, Médecins Sans Frontières calls on companies to make easy-to-use versions for children of all their AIDS medicines to help prolong and improve the lives of more children with HIV/AIDS.
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The dilemma of HIV pediatrics in Kenya
"Children are denied the same luxury because an adapted treatment does not exist. Until they are big enough to cope with adult treatment they take a mixture of syrups and pills which are difficult to administer in the required precise dosage. It is more like the job of a chemist than a mother," said Christine Genevier, MSF Head of Mission
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© Francois Dumont/MSF
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Kibera: AIDS care in Africa's largest slum
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Kibera is the biggest slum in Kenya - the biggest slum in Afica. There are 13 villages, clustered together in a crescent formation over an area three kilometres long and one kilometre wide. It shelters around one million people living in extreme poverty. The population density is one of the highest in Kenya: about 300,000 human beings share one square kilometre. This is where MSF runs its project fighting HIV/AIDS
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Children with AIDS: