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Beauty’s story: dealing with TB and HIV

Beauty Shoba, a recipient of the Red Cross's home-based care project in South Africa©InfoBeauty was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in 2000 but stopped her treatment before it finished. Four years later she became ill again and was re-diagnosed with TB.

She then decided to take an HIV test and was found to be positive.

Beauty was in denial for a long time.

A year after her diagnosis, Red Cross volunteers finally convinced her to start anti-retroviral treatment, which is helping Beauty recover her health.

Beauty said: "I was too stubborn. I wanted to keep quiet. I now want to thank the Red Cross volunteers for all their support."

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