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Obstetric fistula is a major health problem, and a difficult topic to write about. This month brought both joy and tremendous sorrow for those of us hoping to impact health coverage and improve lives here in Mozambique.
Photo of Winstone Zulu, taken recently at Hope House, Kara Counselling, in Lusaka, where he died, in the same room where he lived for a while, 20 years ago, when he went public about being HIV-positive. (Photo by Antigone Barton)
Winston, shown here, shaped Africa’s response to AIDS in many ways, from startling Zambia in 1992 as the first person to say publicly he was HIV-positive to 20 years of protest, critique, deadly mistakes and fresh thinking. (Photo by Antigone Barton)
It was a pleasure to hear so many Adivasi languages being spoken in one place: during a recent Democratization of Media workshop held in Koraput and organized jointly by CGnet Swara and Action Aid. Communication makes a community. That’s really what these 37 participants learned in the workshop. They also learned how to communicate more effectively in their own native languages using new tools like mobile phones.
