Shehzad Noorani
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While a medical doctor pours a dosage of ARV medication, Fardad sits with Azad, his two years old son, his only child, at HIV clinic at the Rudaki AIDS Centre, on the outskirts of Dushanbe in Rudaki District. Tajikistan.
Azad contracted HIV from a procedure at a medical clinic. Both Fardad and his wife were tested negative. When Fardad’s wife found out about the HIV positive status of Azad, their son, she decided to leave both of them. Fardad tried pursuing her, but she did not agree to come back which resulted in divorce. Fardad recent got married again so he can get some help and support with childcare for Azad.
08-HIV-TJK-2014-Noorani-0082A
[ALL NAMES CHANGED TO PROTECT IDENTITY]
While a medical doctor pours a dosage of ARV medication, Fardad sits with Azad, his two years old son, his only child, at HIV clinic at the Rudaki AIDS Centre, on the outskirts of Dushanbe in Rudaki District. Tajikistan.
Azad contracted HIV from a procedure at a medical clinic. Both Fardad and his wife were tested negative. When Fardad’s wife found out about the HIV positive status of Azad, their son, she decided to leave both of them. Fardad tried pursuing her, but she did not agree to come back which resulted in divorce. Fardad recent got married again so he can get some help and support with childcare for Azad.