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Sex workers care for HIV-affected peers
Shunned by mainstream society, sex workers with HIV-related illnesses in Nairobi are unlikely to receive help from concerned neighbours. Instead, some of them are being cared for by fellow sex workers.
A third of Nairobi's sex workers are living with HIV. (Image: IRIN)
A group of 25 sex workers who call themselves "Knight Nurses", have been active for a little over a year in the slum of Huruma. They regularly visit fellow members of the group and their family members who are HIV-positive and bedridden to cook for them, wash them and tidy their homes. They also organize hospital visits and ensure they are taking their drugs.
