Friday, March 7, 2025

Elijah Zachary Lemein Simel

From a time that USAID was still providing aid to victims of HIV: 

"I think people are afraid of HIV but now I'm here to tell them not to be afraid," says 11-year-old from Nairobi, Kenya. Elijah's mother unknowingly transmitted HIV to him when he was a baby, but through treatment and a supportive environment at school, Elijah is living a full and happy life. Wise beyond his years, Elijah is just one of the many extraordinary 2.1 million children living with HIV around the world who rely on access to life-saving medication to reach adulthood.

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