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I recently attended The International Women's Summit on HIV in Nairobi, Kenya. The experience was one I will treasure, not only because of the people, the country and the hospitality--but because of one 15-year-old young woman.
This story is about a teenager named Stephanie who is HIV+ and living in Australia, the country referred to as "down under" or "the lucky country." Here is what Stephanie has to say about the lucky country:
"Lucky, perhaps if you aren't HIV+--and unlucky because in a land of beautiful and unique living things such as kangaroos, koalas and platypus, teenagers like me live in fear. You may believe that because the medical care is good in Australia, so is the social... |
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