In Focus: Positive Outlook

Learn More: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/caribbean/hope-living-and-loving-hiv-jamaica

Once a poster child for living HIV+ in Jamaica, Annesha Taylor knows firsthand that life after a positive diagnosis is not an easy one. The campaigns showing that there is life after a positive diagnosis are right — HIV is not a death sentence. But strong stigma and the difficulties of juggling family life, the batteries of medication and bouts of depression have left Annesha fighting to survive.

An extended essay by Kwame Dawes on HIV/AIDS in Jamaica is featured in the Spring 2008 issue of The Virginia Quarterly Review: http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2008/spring/dawes-aids-jamaica

A synthesis of video, photographs, poetry and music, all inspired by Kwame's reporting in Jamaica, can be found on the interactive site: http://www.livehopelove.com

This report is part of Pulitzer Center-sponsored project "Hope: Living and Loving with HIV in Jamaica" (http://bit.ly/sKsxhj).

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News & Politics

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• Pulitzer Center
• Jamaica
• HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean
• Kwame Dawes
• Kingston
• Poetry
• Global Health
• Public Health
• Jamaica Prostitution
• Sex Workers
• HIV And Stigma
• Jamaica Gay Community
• PLWHS
• Annesha Taylor Jamaica

[pricelesswomen]

Annesha you are such a brave and blessed young women, continue to keep up the wonderful work that you are doing. Respect and Love to you.

[nicolemarie310]

wow....this is great......!!! Thank you!!! We Jamaicans home and abroad need to be aware that we are NOT immune!!!