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Bupe Sinkala of Zambia was diagnosed with HIV shortly before her wedding, didn't tell her fiance — and later saw her life come tumbling down. With the support of family and a new job as a community health worker, she has found joy. She shared her views on the import of community health work at the U.N. General Assembly this week. Laylah Amatullah Barrayn for NPR hide caption

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New data shows a high instance of monkeypox among people who are HIV positive. Above: a finger prick test for an HIV test. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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A high rate of monkeypox cases occur in people with HIV. Here are 3 theories why

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A computer-enhanced image of the HIV virus. Callista Images/Getty Images/Image Source hide caption

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Protecting The Immuno-Compromised Against COVID Could Be Key To Ending The Pandemic

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Harvey Milk's name appears among engraved names during a World AIDS Day commemoration event in 2015 at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco. More than 700,000 people have died from AIDS in the U.S. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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'They Know What A Pandemic Is': HIV Survivors See Similarities To AIDS Epidemic

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Doctors sew a kidney into a recipient patient during a kidney transplant at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2012 in Baltimore, Md. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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HIV-Positive Organ Transplants Set To Begin At Johns Hopkins

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