【全非资讯·乌干达】 乌干达：U=U失而复得的未来——乌干达活动人士William Matov访谈

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巴西里约热内卢 —— 在乌干达长大的童年时期，William Matovu曾以为HIV已经写好了他的人生剧本。\n\n他出生时便携带HIV，在成年之前，他的父母双亲均因艾滋病相关疾病离世。当他在14岁得知自己的HIV感染状况时，这一诊断伴随着困扰着数代病毒感染者的恐惧：他能长寿吗？他还能结婚吗？他能生下不得HIV的孩子吗？\n\n多年来，这些问题一直没有答案。\n\n如今，Matovu是乌干达领先的U=U倡导者之一、Love to Love组织的创始成员，也是U=U运动全球推手预防准入运动（Prevention Access Campaign）的非洲董事会成员。自2017年以来，他一直致力于确保其他人能够获得他当年多么希望更早了解的、能改变人生的信息。\n\n他没有让HIV定义自己的未来，而是决定成为解决方案的一部分。\n\n十年多来，我将毕生精力投入到通过教育、同伴支持和倡导来支持HIV感染者，尤其是年轻人的工作之中，他说。我的使命很简单：用事实取代恐惧，用希望取代污名，用自信取代沉默。\n\n在成长过程中，他经历过污名、恐惧和不确定性。和许多HIV感染者一样，他曾认为仅仅因为自己的感染状态，梦想就受到了限制。没有人告诉我，我可以过上长寿、健康的生活，或者拥有一个未感染HIV的家庭，他说。

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — As a child growing up in Uganda, William Matovu believed HIV had already written the story of his life.

Born HIV+, he lost both of his parents to AIDS-related illnesses before he reached adulthood. When he learned of his own HIV status at the age of 14, the diagnosis came with the same fears that have haunted generations of people living with the virus: Would he live a long life? Could he ever marry? Could he have children without passing HIV on?

For years, those questions remained unanswered.

Today, Matovu is one of Uganda's leading U=U advocates, a founding member of the Love to Love Organization and an African board member of the Prevention Access Campaign, the global movement behind the U=U campaign. Since 2017, he has worked to ensure that others receive the life-changing information he wishes he had known much earlier.

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Instead of allowing HIV to define my future, he decided to become part of the solution.

"For more than a decade, I have dedicated my life to supporting people living with HIV, especially young people, through education, peer support, and advocacy," he said. "My mission is simple. To replace fear with facts, stigma with hope, and silence with confidence."

Growing up, he experienced stigma, fear, and uncertainty. Like many people living with HIV, he believed his dreams had limits simply because of his status. "Nobody told me that I could live a long, healthy life or have an HIV-negative family," he said.

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