HIV

Gautam Yadav, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2009, has been working to fight the stigma and myths associated with the illness for 15 years. He narrates his life as a PLHIV, and what he wishes people knew about the disease.

Surendar Kaur, a resident of Haryana, works with NGO SAATHII, and has so far helped around 200 pregnant women living with HIV gain access to healthcare, timely medication, counselling and more.

Chennai-based Solomon Raj runs the Shelter Trust, where he cares for children living with HIV who have been abandoned by their relatives.

As a trans woman and person living with HIV, Amruta Alpesh Soni has had to fight many odds — rape, violence, abuse and mockery. Watch this video to see to find how she emerged victorious and is using her experiences to improve multiple lives in her community.

Kousalya Periasamy from Tamil Nadu runs the Positive Women Network, an organisation which aims to provide affordable medical access, counselling, vocational training for jobs, and quality education and health care to children of HIV-positive parents.

Help Mangaltai manage a care home for orphans with HIV called Palawi in a small village near Pandharpur town, Maharashtra. Here's what you can do.

A day in the life of a caregiver who is working with HIV positive pregnant women, and destigmatising the disease, in Mizoram.

In 2007, Vanlalruati Colney started the Positive Women's Network of Mizoram to help persons living with HIV (PLHIV) in her state find access to medication, rehabilitation, legal assistance, nutrition, education and employment. She talks about her journey as an HIV positive woman, and the challenges she had to overcome.

“Many with young HIV+ kids came to our door. I didn’t want to send anybody back. In the next 6 months, I had 26 children join the family. By 2010, I was a father to 55 children!”

“By not disclosing one is HIV positive, I feel one adds to the stigma that is attached to it. Pradipkumar’s journey has been spectacular.” #EndTheStereotype