Eliane Becks Nininahazwe

I grew up in Burundi during a turbulent period of civil war. I was diagnosed with HIV in 2003. In 2011 I became a Dutch citizen. Since 2015, the year I shared my HIV status with the world, my passion is to make a positive change in the lives of people living with HIV (PLWHIV), especially those with a migrant background.

As an HIV activist I dream of a world where PLWHIV are healthy citizens free from stigma.

Fighting inequalities together, we can help them to achieve universal access to health services and empower them to express their needs, break taboos and create a HIV stigma free society.

News featuring Eliane

Positive Health – Episode 2

5 Jun 2025

Susan Cole and Denis Onyango are joined by HIV and AIDS activist Eliane Becks Nininahazwe, Lead Commissioner London HIV Prevention Programme and HIV community leader Marc Thompson, and Florence Eshalomi MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green They discuss HIV and Black...

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