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‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa

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A march in Cape Town in 2001, protesting against Thabo Mbeki’s Aids policies. About 70,000 babies a year were born with HIV, despite drugs being available to stop this. Photograph: Getty

Aphelele Mafilika was born HIV positive in 2004. Put on antiretrovirals (ARVs) as a baby, she has been on the life-saving medication ever since and has lived a normal life. No longer. “Now, I have a problem,” Read More

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