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Ashar Alo a ray of Hope for HIV Positives

Amina faces stigma by her in-laws for which her husband is responsible: Amina

after being diagnosed HIV positive, transmitted by her expatriate husband in 2006, has been facing immense discrimination and stigma from her in-laws.

Life had been devastated for young Amina (not her real name) before she started getting counsel at a non-government organisation (NGO) that made her realise that a HIV positive person can also lead a normal life like others.

 

An official counsels a patient at the Ashar Alo Society centre. Photo: STAR

 

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