Coping with HIV in a pandemic


People living with HIV are hit with a double whammy: not only do they have to maintain their treatment but they are also a vulnerable group that must be extra vigilant against Covid-19.

SALMAH (not her real name), 38, earns a living as a nanny, looking after children whose parents work as teachers. But since schools closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, her services have not been needed. So she has no income now.

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