My life as a sole parent living with HIV during COVID-19
I am a woman living with HIV and a busy mother of three young boys under ten years old. One of my children is also living with HIV.
I am a woman living with HIV and a busy mother of three young boys under ten years old. One of my children is also living with HIV.
When I was diagnosed with HIV in 1997, apart from the shock and fear and my whole life being turned upside down, I had to deal with the reality the programs and services were largely focused on men.
I am Angel and I am from the southern part of Africa. I am 39 years old and this is my story.
If a confident, articulate person like me has had so much hesitation and struggle around living with HIV, then how must it be for others?
I am acutely aware that the lived experience of women living with HIV today is still mired in ignorance and invisibility.
Women living with HIV are not seen as a priority group for contracting HIV, so we are not routinely tested and don’t receive targeted education for women.
What can we do to ensure the inclusion and experiences of women living with HIV in Australia?
Community report on the 2019 National Day of Women Living with HIV highlighted existing issues of concern and unmet needs of women living with HIV in Australia.
Lifting the ignorance and invisibility is a task for both men and women in the elimination of HIV says Jane Costello.
Let's educate ourselves, empower ourselves, and open our eyes, ears and hearts to women living with HIV in Australia.