Joti, a young man who lives in Panama's Ngäbe-Buglé territory, was diagnosed with HIV 9 years ago. When he told his family, his mother banned him from the family home out of an unfounded fear ...
The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one Indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an alarming rate.
His family won't share utensils with him, as they fear being infected with the virus he carries, HIV. NPR agreed to only identify him by his first name to avoid further discrimination in his ...
The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an alarming rate. Joti's family refuses to touch him. They don't hug him ...