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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• News Briefs
Mozambique: Journalist Publicly Reveals HIV StatusJune 6, 2003 Bento Bango, a reporter for the newspaper Zambeze in Mozambique,
announced Wednesday at a press conference in Maputo that he is HIV-positive. "I decided to call a press conference to break my silence and
stop gossiping about me by my colleagues and friends at work and
elsewhere," said Bango, the father of four. Bango's wife, who has not
been tested, attended the press conference, as did Prime Minister
Pascoal Mocumbi, Health Minister Francisco Songane and Bango's father.
"I appreciate the courage you have to tell the world that you are an
AIDS sufferer," said Janet Mondlane, head of the National Council for
the fight against AIDS.
Adapted from:Back to other CDC news for June 6, 2003 Associated Press 06.04.03; Emmanuel Camillo This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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