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Elizabeth Senkwe's story

At 36 years old, Elizabeth from Zambia has had four pregnancies. She lost two children, both under 3 years old, to AIDS before she learnt about UNICEF’s PMTCT (prevention of mother-to-child transmission) programme. Today, she is a vocal and passionate advocate of the programme having had two children Born Free of HIV because of PMTCT. She tells her story in this three-and-a-half minute film.


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