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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dnica Coto and Evens Sanon

Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts and dwindling medication

Haiti US HIV Funding - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All right reserved)

A video showing dozens of people marching toward the office of Haiti’s prime minister elicited gasps from some viewers as it circulated recently on social media. The protesters, who were HIV positive, did not conceal their faces — a rare occurrence in a country where the virus is still heavily stigmatized.

“Call the minister of health! We are dying!” the group chanted.

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