Health and wellbeing stories

Listen to other people with HIV talk about how they have made certain life choices to look after their health and wellbeing.

Personal story: Ruth

Ruth shares her story about finding inner strength after trauma, learning to accept her HIV status and educating others in her community about HIV.

Ricardo shares his journey of living with HIV: from getting his positive test result to finding inner peace and acceptance.

Mpilo shares advice on how to deal with the many emotions that accompany discovering you are HIV positive: this positive mindset gives him strength.

Makena shares her story about how her HIV diagnosis negatively impacted her mental health and how she overcame self-stigmatisation.

Khaya shares his story about how discovering his HIV status prompted him to take better care of himself both physically and mentally.

Karuna shares her story on how needle sharing caused her to contract HIV and Hepatitis C, and how she now advocates for others in Mauritius

Jesse shares his story of his experience with supportive HIV healthcare workers and his journey to living healthily even with HIV

Anna shares her story about growing up with HIV positive parents: an emotional experience that encouraged her to seek support later in life.

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