Saturday, March 14, 2009

Picture of the Week: Muslim Women Living with AIDS Wait to Get Medication in Nigeria

From the Associated Press - Related Story.
 
Muslim women living with the AIDS virus wait in line to get medication at an AIDS clinic in Bauchi, Nigeria, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. Bauchi State, in Nigeria's heavily Muslim north, has recently begun playing Cupid with its HIV sufferers, encouraging them to marry by offering counseling, and cash towards their big day. The goal: to halt the spread of HIV in the non-infected population. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) 
 
 
Muslim women living with the AIDS virus wait in line to get medication at an AIDS clinic in Bauchi, Nigeria, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. Bauchi State, in Nigeria's heavily Muslim north, has recently begun playing Cupid with its HIV sufferers, encouraging them to marry by offering counseling, and cash towards their big day. The goal: to halt the spread of HIV in the non-infected population. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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