Living Positively with HIV: Preventing Illness and Managing Treatment [Lesotho]

The Letlama (Lesotho Together Against HIV and AIDS Partnership) Project aimed to improve the health of the Basotho people by reducing the incidence of HIV infection through the promotion of protective behaviors and support for healthier social norms among young people 15-24 and adults 25-35.

The project supported the Ministry of Health (MOH), public institutions, private sector partners, and an extensive network of community-based organizations to:

• Improve the capacity of Basotho institutions to lead, sustain and harmonize the HIV prevention response and deliver high quality HIV prevention services to scale;
• Empower communities to adopt social and cultural norms, attitudes, and values that reduce vulnerability to HIV; and,
• Improve the ability and motivation of Basotho youth and adults to change their behaviors through increased knowledge, risk perception, skills, and access to services.

This pamphlet covers the following topics:

• What do I do when I feel sick?
• How do my medications prevent opportunistic infections?
• Why is it important to get tested for TB?
• How do I prevent diarrhea?
• When do I start taking ARVs?
• Why is ARV adherence important?
• How can I manage the side effects from my medications?

Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019