Double Infection: HIV And Conservative Ideology
Monday, September 08, 2008
At the recent Gender and Media Summit held 11-12 August, a representative of JournAIDS, a group of Malawian journalists who specialise on the epidemic, presented his group's support for mandatory HIV testing for pregnant women. Not routine testing, the standard practice in Malawi. Mandatory.
Suddenly we are jolted out of our comfort zone. We ask questions.
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