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Mitchell Besser: Mães ajudam mães a lutar contra o HIV

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Mitchell Besser |

TEDGlobal 2010

• July 2010

Na África Subsaariana, infecções por HIV são mais prevalentes e médicos são mais escassos que em em qualquer outro lugar no mundo. Com a falta de profissionais médicos, Mitchell Besser convocou a ajuda de seus pacientes para criar mothers2mothers -- uma rede extraordinária de mulheres HIV positivo, cuja ajuda está mudando e salvando vidas.

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Na África Subsaariana, infecções por HIV são mais prevalentes e médicos são mais escassos que em em qualquer outro lugar no mundo. Com a falta de profissionais médicos, Mitchell Besser convocou a ajuda de seus pacientes para criar mothers2mothers -- uma rede extraordinária de mulheres HIV positivo, cuja ajuda está mudando e salvando vidas.

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Join the fight against HIV by helping HIV-positive mothers and their babies stay healthy.

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Mitchell Besser

HIV/AIDS fighter

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How can mothers with HIV avoid passing it to their kids? In South Africa, Mitchell Besser tapped a new resource for healthcare: moms themselves. The program he started, mothers2mothers, trains new mothers to educate and support other moms.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

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Join the fight against HIV by helping HIV-positive mothers and their babies stay healthy.