The Harsh Divide: AIDS Treatment in Africa

Gugu Mpungose, 34, from Kwa Mashu, Durban. HIV+, has just begun treatment. One son Mbongi, 20 months. CD4 count: 43. She says, "When my child was 14-months-old he was tested and he was diagnosed HIV-positive but I'm supposed to confirm that tests as he might still convert and be negative. He is healthy and always happy and shows no signs of being HIV-positive so I am still very hopeful, but I am scared to do that test while there is not treatment for him. When I started on treatment I had a CD4 count of 43. My regimen is 3TC, Zerit, and Stoctrin. The only side effect I had was dizziness after taking the drugs but that lasted for only two days. The 17th of September will be my first month of treatment." | Location: Kwa Mashu, Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images)