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Hello everyone! 👋🏾 I’m Zarawu Adams from Ghana, an IAS Young Leader and mentee, Medical Laboratory Scientist, and founder of HealthBud GH. I’m passionate about HIV awareness, youth leadership, digital health, mental health, and community empowerment. I look forward to learning from this community, connecting with fellow young leaders, and exploring opportunities for collaboration and impact. Excited to be here! 🌍💙

The amazing part of the Introduction to Advocacy for HIV Healthcare Providers course was learning that advocacy does not always need big actions, it starts with everyday efforts to fight stigma, support others, and improve HIV care.
Let us continue creating a community with inclusive, stigma-free, and quality healthcare for all.

The most useful part of the Mental Health and HIV course was learning how mental health and HIV are deeply interconnected. I found it especially valuable to understand how depression, anxiety, and stigma can affect treatment adherence and overall quality of life for people living with HIV. The course also highlighted practical approaches to providing psychosocial support, promoting resilience, and integrating mental health care into HIV services lessons that are directly applicable in community outreach and counseling work.