Search
  1. Home
  2. Southern Africa
  3. Zimbabwe

The price of an HIV/AIDS story

    JOHANNESBURG

    A Zimbabwe AIDS NGO on Monday blamed the government for raising desperation to a new level among people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs).

    The Network for HIV Positive Women in Zimbabwe (NZPW+) said PWAs were now demanding significant amounts of money in return for press interviews.

    "The government's failure to sensitise the public against HIV/AIDS has placed many PWAs in this desperate situation," NZPW+ national project coordinator, Angeline Chiwatani, told the UN news service PlusNews.

    Chiwatani said many PWAs had found themselves out of work because of discrimination and considered any interview a way to feed their families.

    "Some of these people also expect compensation upfront in the event of being misquoted or for fear of being named by the media," Chiwatani added.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join