Uganda: From the Streets to HIV Youth Ambassador

Peter Ngambenawe, 22, was born on December 10, 1997 in Kirwa Village, Kijuguta Ward, Kabale municipality. His parents separated before he was born and after two months, his mother left him with his great grandmother.

At one and half years, Ngambenawe fell ill and after several tests, Ngambenawe was diagnosed with Tuberclosis (TB), which kept him admitted in hospital for almost 10 months. He then faced multiple illnesses such as malaria, fever, rashes and diarrhoea that attacked and weakened his immune system. At three years, he tested HIV positive and was put on septrine tablets.

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