In some Southern African countries elected leaders are dying from AIDS faster than they can be replaced, threatening the stability of local governments, according to a study by the Institute for Democracy in South Africa. The report looked at death rates for politicians in South Africa, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Tanzania and Senegal and found that the patterns of death among government officials mimic those of the general population.
Beth Benne, RN, is HIV negative, but
the virus has impacted her life. She currently supervises a biannual HIV/AIDS awareness week as
the director of the student health center at Pierce College, a
community commuter school in Woodland Hills, California.
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Overheard in the Women's Forum
"I think that it's OK to be angry. I am sometimes—it's natural—we are HIV positive. but I always try to not let myself stay there too long. Let yourself feel you are human. You should not beat yourself up about being angry."
