Anele (his name means “Enough” in English) was 4 months old when I met him in July 2005. His mother had died when he was 1 month old and a relative had taken him in. ACET Zimbabwe provided food and care and he was a different person when I met him again this year.

Anele in 2005 and

Anele 2009

Linette was a home based care (HBC) patient I visited in January 2007. She was barely able to walk then, and I thought she’d be dead very soon. ACET Zimbabwe got her to hospital and she was put on anti retroviral drugs (ARVs).  This time, she came out to greet me with a big smile on her face when we arrived at the support group she’s part of. I didn’t recognise her! You begin to understand why ARVs are called “the Lazarus effect”.

Linette in 2007 with Wendy Philips and

Linette in 2009

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