Against All Odds | Doctor Uses Social Networks to Make a Difference

1,159 views · Published 14 November 2012 · 7:51 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: eNCA · 2012 · News & Politics

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Johannesburg, November 14 -- Decades after the virus first came to light; many HIV positive people still suffer in silence.  The stigma of the disease and the possible rejection are at the heart of the problem. Most HIV patients are afraid to visit local clinics in the fear that they will be spotted by relatives and friends. But a Johannesburg doctor has made a breakthrough with patients by using social media like Twitter for consultations.

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