Oksana’s story: inspiring people with HIV
Last month in Kazakhstan I met Oksana, a truly inspiring woman. This is her story: At my eighteen birthday party I witnessed my fiancé being stabbed to death by a group of guys over an argument about...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day: Boris tells a story of drugs, crime, HIV and redemption
Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, I’ve been thinking about what story I could tell. There are many to choose from as I’ve been privileged to witness the amazing work of Red Cross volunteers across...
View ArticleValentine’s Day story: from HIV to love and inspiration
When Alexandra Lee, 24, was diagnosed with HIV she began a journey which led to new love and new purpose in her life. This is her story: I was 18 and three months pregnant when I was diagnosed with...
View ArticleRed Cross targets hunger and HIV threat in Zimbabwe
As hunger and HIV continue to threaten lives and livelihoods in Zimbabwe, the Red Cross is helping 9,000 families generate their own food and income with agricultural training. In the past nine months...
View ArticleThe hunger issue: Lesotho
Almost a billion people go hungry every day and 165 million children under five suffer from malnutrition – a startling fact when you consider there is enough food in the world to feed everyone. With...
View ArticleBuilding resilience: Why preparing for crisis is common sense
What links earthquakes in Nepal with HIV in Lesotho, and cholera outbreaks in Sierra Leone with the health problems affecting mothers in Myanmar? The effects of all these crises can be reduced by...
View ArticleLesotho – country profile
Find out more about our work in Lesotho.The post Lesotho – country profile appeared first on British Red Cross blog.
View ArticleFinding freedom: Unique support groups help people live with HIV and TB
On World AIDS Day, see how people living with HIV overcome discrimination and a host of other challenges. Thousands of people in Kazakhstan are living with HIV and TB. Myths and and stigma about the...
View ArticleTruckers lives transformed by health advice
Four or five times a month, truck driver Aziz Yadygarov makes the long journey between the cities of Dashoguz and Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. The 1,000km round trip through the barren Karakum Desert...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day – ending the epidemic
When you look at the facts surrounding the global AIDS epidemic, there are seemingly many reasons for optimism. More people have access to antiretroviral therapy, which slows the growth of the virus...
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