Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it struggles with stigma and cuts in US aid

Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it struggles with stigma and cuts in US aid

After battling the disease for years, Nancy Karipa tested positive for HIV in 1999. She had just given birth to her first child. “It was a turning point for me, with the fear of denial, but I chose action,” Karipa, now 50, told an AIDS awareness event in Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, in … Read more

An unsuspecting group of women are contracting HIV. Geography is partly to blame.

An unsuspecting group of women are contracting HIV. Geography is partly to blame.

Masonia Traylor curled up into a ball in the corner of the patient room. “No,” the 23-year-old screamed over and over. She was HIV positive. It was a surprise for the now 38-year-old from Decatur, Georgia. She developed a relationship at her local gynecology office and always stayed on top of her health as best … Read more