Africa, AIDS, burundian army, care for hiv, hiv aids, stigma, therapy for hiv, Burundi
IRIN Film: The Colonel

Colonel Felix Ntungumburanye was the first member of the Burundian army to declare himself HIV-positive. Not only that, but he disclosed his status during Burundi's long civil war, leaving him fighting on two fronts -- the enemy as well as stigma. Ten years later, and largely thanks to the colonel's bravery, much has changed in the Burundian army.

Link: http://www.irinnews.org/film/?id=4596&SeriesID=2
Added by View user profileFarina Ahmed on July 19, 2011