040: My Life With HIV - W/ Honorine Mbibe ft Dr. Grace Fombad

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In honor of World AIDS Day (December 1st), we will talk about living with HIV. HIV/AIDS has always been one of those diseases that has drastically impacted our community and has been around for as long as I can remember. Growing up in Africa, this disease was synonymous to a death sentence and though there have been great strides and advances towards it, there’s still be a tremendous amount of stigma and stereotypical ideation towards it. With so many scientific developments, the prognosis of HIV/AIDS compared to 20+ years ago has drastically improved and there are lots of HIV+ patients who live their lives as normal as any other person who doesn’t have it. So, our purpose on this episode isn’t only to educate our African community about this disease, but to defy the stereotypes surrounding it.</span></p> <p><strong>MEET OUR GUEST:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Honorine Mbibe is a 23-year-old student, model, and an adolescent champion. Moreover, she is currently in a modeling competition where her project is to stand for adolescents and young people living with HIV, as well as fight against the stigma surrounding AIDS and discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients.</span></p> <p><strong>CONTACT</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Email:</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"><a href= "mailto:honorinembibeh@gmail.com">honorinembibeh@gmail.com</a><br /> <br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Things You Will Learn in This Episode:</strong></p> <p><strong>[00:01 – 07:00] Introduction</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Some statistics on HIV/AIDS</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Introducing the guests</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>[07:00 – 17:36] Honorine's Story</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How she found out she was