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Doreen Moraa Moracha, an HIV/AIDS activist and social media influencer, posted on her social media accounts to mark World AIDS Day.
Moracha Doreen was born with HIV, but she didn’t find out about it until she was 13. Her parents knew about it when she was eight, but they didn’t tell her.
She didn’t tell anyone, so she wasn’t able to get treatment for two years. This was because of the shame and treatment fatigue.
After coming to terms with her HIV status, Moreen now uses her own life to fight against HIV/AIDS stigma. She has a large online following because of her work spreading the HIV message.
The 2020 Stigma Warrior Award was given to Doreen at the International Stigma Conference.
Doreen often posts pictures of herself taking her medicine on her social media sites.
She isn’t afraid to show off in front of everyone, which helps her get rid of social and self-stigma. In an interview with CNN, Moreen said that people with HIV/AIDS face stigma from society or even from themselves.
On World Aids Day, Moreen posted a picture of her taking her medicine. She has written in her profile that she is 30 years old and that she has been sick for more than 17 years. Moreen then said that to her, every day is World AIDS Day.
In an interview with Daily Nation before, Moreen said that it was hard for her to find a boyfriend. She said that she once had a boyfriend who didn’t have HIV, but as soon as he found out, he stopped talking to her.
“HIV is not a death sentence I will say this over and over again if it was I’d be dead… I’ve seen the reaction in here about HIV and relationships and trust me I feel sad most people don’t know their HIV status, don’t know their partners status, and don’t want to use protection, I remember the first guy I told that I was positive I did it via SMS and he didn’t believe me, so he asked that we get tested and that we did, of course, my test was + his negative, and that was the last time I ever saw that guy but I didn’t blame the guy I knew he was just coming from everyone’s school of thought that if you date a positive person you automatically get infected ….
and over the years I have had to deal with that but the fact is you can date a positive person and don’t get infected if their viral load is suppressed, then you can’t get infected you can even have negative babies.” She said.
