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Article: India: A Positive Approach

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March 7, 2005
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Guwahati, (WFS) - Jahnabi Goswami, 29, is the first woman in the Northeast to declare her HIV+ status. In 1996, when Goswami came to know that she had been infected by her husband, who died of AIDS, it shattered her completely. However, unlike many people who opt for a life of anonymity after they are diagnosed as HIV+, Goswami decided to create awareness on HIV/AIDS and help many AIDS patients.

Born in Nagaon village, Assam, Goswami married a young businessman at the age of 18, in 1994. However, after two years, her husband died of a `mysterious' disease. Soft-spoken Goswami says her parents had arranged her marriage to the Guwahati businessman without bothering to check anything about ...

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