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Mitchell Besser: Moeders helpen moeders hiv te bestrijden

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In Afrika bezuiden de Sahara komen hiv-infecties vaker voor en zijn artsen schaarser dan waar ook ter wereld. Door een gebrek aan medische professionals heeft Mitchell Besser de hulp ingeroepen van zijn patiënten om mothers2mothers op te richten - een buitengewoon netwerk van hiv-positieve vrouwen wier steun voor elkaar levens verandert en redt.

How can mothers with HIV avoid passing it to their kids? In South Africa, Mitchell Besser tapped a new resource for healthcare: moms themselves. The program he started, mothers2mothers, trains new mothers to educate and support other moms. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Rik Delaet
Reviewed by Els De Keyser
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