A decade ago, Mother of Mercy Hospice just outside Lusaka, Zambia, had no way to treat people with HIV. Today, it operates a pharmacy fully stocked with lifesaving HIV, TB and malaria drugs.
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A decade ago, Mother of Mercy Hospice just outside Lusaka, Zambia, had no way to treat people with HIV. Today, it operates a pharmacy fully stocked with lifesaving HIV, TB and malaria drugs.
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Like many mothers who are living with HIV, Judith Kata brings her daughter to the hospice for testing to ensure that she was born free of the virus.
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Like many mothers who are living with HIV, Judith Kata brings her daughter to the hospice for testing to ensure that she was born free of the virus.
Tom Stoddart/Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Today, about 80% of Zambians who need HIV treatment are receiving it. Linda Phiri, 29, began treatment five years ago and has since given birth to two children who are free of HIV.
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Today, about 80% of Zambians who need HIV treatment are receiving it. Linda Phiri, 29, began treatment five years ago and has since given birth to two children who are free of HIV.
Tom Stoddart/Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Health workers are getting ahead of the AIDS epidemic by teaching people about safer sex and encouraging them to get tested for HIV. Counselor Leonard Haamunga, 37, runs a successful outreach program in Zambia.
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Health workers are getting ahead of the AIDS epidemic by teaching people about safer sex and encouraging them to get tested for HIV. Counselor Leonard Haamunga, 37, runs a successful outreach program in Zambia.
Tom Stoddart/Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
By empowering countries with knowledge and resources needed to turn the tide, Global Fund investments have saved an estimated 9 million lives in the world's poorest countries.
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By empowering countries with knowledge and resources needed to turn the tide, Global Fund investments have saved an estimated 9 million lives in the world's poorest countries.
Tom Stoddart/Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation