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Radio Cumbria,30 Nov 2025,28 mins

I Have HIV: Fighting The Stigma

BBC Radio Cumbria Special

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What’s life like in 2025 living with HIV? Four people from the North East of England and Cumbria share their experiences. The drugs keep the virus at bay but stigma remains. We hear about the myths that still surround the illness, how open you can about being HIV+, why one man has become an HIV influencer and how scammers tried to take advantage of an HIV+ man.

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