AEGiS-Chicago Tribune: First lady praises HIV-positive moms who combat stigma

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First lady praises HIV-positive moms who combat stigma

Chicago Tribune - July 13, 2005

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - Laura Bush praised HIV-positive mothers for working to erase the stigma attached to their disease and urged African women to take control of their sexual lives, talking candidly about sensitive topics Tuesday during her visit to Africa.

Bush's day took her from her luxury hotel in downtown Cape Town into Khayelitsha township, the site of protests over poor housing conditions the day before.

She was greeted exuberantly inside the health complex she was visiting to showcase the work done there through The Mothers' Programmes, a private organization that receives some assistance through President Bush's five-year, $15 billion anti-AIDS effort.

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