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Nurbibi Hassanali Shermohamed

Known For: Activist for HIV positive Muslim women seeking treatment
Country: Kenya

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Nurbibi Hassanali Shermohamed is a married Kenyan woman with four children. As an HIV/AIDS survivor, she has repeatedly expressed her concern about HIV positive Muslim women not seeking treatment early on. She has also voiced her concern about the lack of empowerment in pregnant Muslim women accessing services. Ms. Shermohamed is working on tackling these issues and would like to gain more information about designing programs for hard-to-reach groups that bridge the HIV/AIDS knowledge gap through life skills and religious education. She is also interested in establishing a women’s hospital for victims of sexual violence.

Ms. Shermohamed has worked as an HIV/AIDS counselor for the Muslim community, the Deputy Vice Chairperson for the National Muslim Council of Kenya, a volunteer community health worker for the Red Cross’ Mombasa Branch, and the Deputy Vice Chairperson for Kenya’s National Muslim Council.

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