AN HIV/AIDS advocate, Luyando Sikanwe, says the uncertainty surrounding U.S. funding has sparked panic among people living with HIV, underscoring the urgent need for clear guidance from the Ministry of Health to reassure the public on the situation. Sikanwe, who has lived with HIV for 17 years after being infected through mother-to-child transmission, says it’s upsetting that many people treat this serious issue as a joke, with some even suggesting that those living with HIV should rely on herbs. In an interview with Diggers Life, she shared that the toughest challenge of living with the virus is self-stigmatisation, explaining that often you judge yourself before society does. “…Then here’s me, the person who has been living with HIV positive for...