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    HIV crashed her life. She found her way back to joy — and spoke at the U.N. this week

    Diagnosed with HIV before her wedding, Bupe Sinkala didn't tell her husband and saw her marriage — and life — crumble. Now she's a community health worker advocating for her unsung profession.
    by Max Barnhart Sep 23, 2022 4 minutes
    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.

    When Bupe Sinkala was diagnosed with HIV, she didn't know what to do. She was planning her wedding – and decided not to tell her fiancé. It was, she reflects, "a dark moment. I was scared of being rejected, of being judged. I thought it was a death sentence.'

    She didn't know how to manage the disease, she didn't keep up with her drug regimen and her weakened immune system made her vulnerable to a tuberculosis infection. She got very sick, and her husband left her.

    Then her life took a dramatic turn – this time for the better. She learned that the community health organization was recruiting HIV positive women in her home country of Zambia to become community health

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