Witness History
Witness History
The early days of HIV/Aids
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30 November 2021
10 minutes
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The HIV virus was first identified by medical experts in a journal article in 1981. In the early days of the epidemic, carriers of the virus were stigmatised and treatment was in its infancy. Alan Johnston talks to Ugandan-born Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma about her experiences of having HIV back in the 1980s.
PHOTO: Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma
