HIV-positive

A paramedic takes a blood sample from a baby for an HIV test in Larkana, Pakistan, on May 9. The government has been offering screenings in response to an HIV outbreak.

Health & Safety

Whatever Happened To ... The 494 Children Who Got HIV In 1 Pakistani City?

2:56pm August 30, 2019

by Benazir Samad

That was in the spring. This summer, panic and hysteria are still palpable among worried parents. An investigation is underway.

Surgeons at Johns Hopkins perform a transplant using an HIV-positive organ.

Study Aims To Show Transplants Between HIV-Positive Patients Are Safe, Save Lives

7:42am June 01, 2018

by Emily Forman

Hundreds of otherwise viable organs that are HIV-positive are wasted each year, while HIV-positive patients in need of transplants languish on waiting lists. Researchers want to change that.

Tryphena Natukunda, 18, won her title in a field of more than 150 contestants.

Health & Safety

Uganda Crowns Mr. And Miss HIV Positive

3:54pm September 29, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

There's a talent competition. A tiara for the winner. And a chance for people with HIV to speak out despite the stigma they face.

"The father of my children died from HIV and that gave me a lot of problems. I cried. There are still people who stay away. They are afraid and they talk among themselves, always pointing their fingers at me. Sometimes I think, maybe I should have died. B

PHOTOS: Handing Over The Camera To People With HIV

8:46am July 16, 2016

by Kristin Adair

'Through Positive Eyes,' an exhibit of 145 photos, is opening in Durban as the International AIDS Conference begins.

She's a mother talking to another mother — and both are HIV-positive. That's the mentoring role played by Phelokazi Tinzi, who works for mothers2mothers in South Africa.

A Happy Marriage, A Terrible Secret, A Healthy Baby

9:08am September 12, 2014

by Anders Kelto

They were married in South Africa. The next day, he told his bride he was HIV positive. Soon after, she tested positive. And she thought nothing in her life would ever go right.