I adore the great volunteer engagement of Angela Maria Lobefaro [click on the picture, to enter her flickr galleries], she is a volunteer for more than 20 years, for CESVI, a Non Profit, Humanitarian, Third World development Organization: English site: www.cesvi.eu/index.php Italian: www.cesvi.org
The wonderful portrait photo by Giovanni Diffidenti, uploaded by Angela Maria Lobefaro, is commented: “It has been estimated that 1.5 million HIV positive women become pregnant every year, which means that about 600,000 children are infected every year by vertical transmission. The figures from selected pre-natal clinics in urban areas reveal an incidence of HIV among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa of over 25%…” read more at To Be or Not to be HIV-positive
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Flickr Comments 
Those numbers tell a tragic story . . . who is listening?
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What a beautiful photo that is! Thanks for posting it…
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Truly tragic.
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that is so sad, when this doesn’t have to happen in the first place
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Beautiful faces. So sad.
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The photo is beautiful but the text tragic.
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Heavy-load information, very useful. Tragic stories. Admiration for those who contribute time and efforts. Good post.
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A stunning portrait but what a terribly tragic situation.
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This is the reality of today! My GP in South Africa said that he has to help more and more of these positive women and children every day!
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yes, Ineke, it’s a great problem …
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Beautiful photo for a very sad story.
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Reblogged this on Open Science's Blog.
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Sad state of affairs.
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Frizz, have you read “And the Band Played On” by Randy Shilts? Love to know what you think!
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“…By the time Rock Hudson’s death in 1985 alerted all America to the danger of the AIDS epidemic, the disease had spread across the nation…”
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