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ASIF ALI | From Pakistan to Canada, my HIV story.

From Pakistan to Canada, Asif Ali’s journey took an unexpected turn when he learned about his HIV diagnosis after immigrating to Ottawa. 🇨🇦✨ Now, as TLR Program Coordinator at the AIDS Committee of Ottawa, Asif is on a mission to reshape how the media portrays people living with HIV – fighting stigma with visibility, strength, and truth. Continue reading ASIF ALI | From Pakistan to Canada, my HIV story.

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+FIRST: Zainab Kahaye

Zainab’s story isn’t just about HIV, it’s about stigma, shame and immigration – and the power to overcome everything life has thrown at you. Zainab escaped a brutal civil war in Somalia after being married at 12, mothering 6 children and enduring female circumcision only to discover while undergoing testing at an immigration detention center that she is HIV+. Most would have given up. She … Continue reading +FIRST: Zainab Kahaye

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