Three courageous women from South Sudan share how they have lost close family members to HIV/AIDS, and urge fellow southerners to open up and confront the virus.

In the wake of the LRA: HIV in Uganda and Sudan August 2007 C O N T E N T S PDF file  Download this in-depth report 1.10 MB Lead Feature Overview Features UGANDA: Arming young people in the north with condoms UGANDA: Lack of rural health services keeps HIV-positive IDPs in camps UGANDA: A glimpse into the HIV prevention policy of the LRA UGANDA: Traditional ways could be a tool against HIV SUDAN: AIDS education not reaching booming Yei fast enough SOUTHERN SUDAN: Insufficient data hinders HIV programming Photogallery IDPs in Northern Uganda Radio SUDAN: HIV/AIDS - another war to fight in Nuba SUDAN: Crying out for Help SUDAN: HIV/AIDS awareness in Malakal SUDAN: HIV testing kits lacking SUDAN: Children take on the role of parents SUDAN: Breaking the Silence SUDAN: Keeping the Family Together SUDAN: Coping with Loss SUDAN: In the Dark about HIV Links Living with the LRA: The Juba Peace Initiative ART on the frontline Winning the peace: The challenge of AIDS in post-war countries Documentary: The Shadows of Peace: Life after the LRA - September 2006 (14:48 min) IRIN archives In-Depth Feedback PlusNews welcomes feedback. Send your messages to feedback.

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