Lesotho: Mamaleshoae Nkhahle, 'They Look At Me And See That I Am Not Close to Dying'

30 November 2009

Maseru — Mamaleshoae Nkhahle is a mother of four who works as an expert patient at the Likotsi health clinic in Lesotho's capital, Maseru. She helps people newly diagnosed with HIV to come to grips with the stigma of the disease, and diminishes the effects of such attitudes by talking openly about her own experiences of living with the virus.

"At first I feared that if people found out I would be a laughing stock, and shunned by my peers. But once they were told about it, and how many other people were infected by it, they understood. They are now positive towards me.

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