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2021-01-23 13:35:12 GMT2021-01-23 21:35:12(Beijing Time) Xinhua English LUSAKA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Had it not been for the support she received from her peers, Catherine Chanda would not have recovered from the deep depression that resulted from learning about her HIV status. "I had gone for a check-up at a hospital where I was advised to among other things undergo an HIV test. The results of that test left me shattered to a point where I contemplated taking my life," recounts 44-year-old Chanda. It has been six years since she tested positive for HIV, and Chanda has lived to become o...

news Feature: Zambia HIV-positive mothers deliver HIV-free babies , © Provided by N.C.N. Limited An HIV/AIDS counselor attends to a client in Lusaka, capital of Zambia, on Dec. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Lillian Banda) Zambian HIV-positive mothers can give birth to healthy babies thanks to efforts from projects such as Sekelela. New infections among children aged 0-14 years in Zambia declined from an estimated 10,000 in 2010 to 6,000 in 2019, according to a UNAIDS report. LUSAKA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- It has been two years since 22-year-old Judith Chitala gave birth to a bouncy baby boy...