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It’s not easy being a woman living with HIV. But as the world celebrated International Women’s Day on Monday, several HIV positive women have been declaring their status and a strong network of over 1,000 has been setting up self–help groups and initiating savings schemes for them.

Manisha, a counsellor with the Access to Care and Treatment programme of Network of People living with HIV in Pune, said 1,826 HIV positive women have registered with the network. “There are 13 self–help groups and each group has around 15 women who contribute Rs 50 every month. This initiative has helped five groups of women open bank accounts and loan applications are already meeting with approval,” she said.