'They paid a guy to kill me': health workers fight homophobia in Uganda
by Jacob Kushner in Mbale from World news | The Guardian on (#4SXNN)
A lesbian activist in a rural town has developed a new strategy to reach those most at risk of HIV
Maria Nantale is enjoying a beer at a rickety wooden bar after a long day's work. "Forty people tested today," she reflects. "Found three positives. One of them is in denial. She has run away."
Twice a week, from dawn until dusk, Nantale holds an "outreach" in the town of Mbale, population 76,000. The aim is to combat HIV among those most at risk: LGBT Ugandans, drug addicts and sex workers.
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