Stories from Nagaland: Panos South Asia's Book of Oral Testimonies from Positive People

This publication, produced by Panos South Asia (PSA) Public Health programme, is a collection of first-person experiences told by women in the Indian state of Nagaland describing the affects of HIV and AIDS on themselves and their families. These reflections of women from all sections of society and of all ages, who are infected or affected by the disease, are part of the PSA Public Health Oral Testimony (OT) programme. The OT Program is designed to gather, publish, and amplify the voices and opinions of the beneficiaries of development - people who want to speak for themselves and not be heard through the medium of outsiders, journalists, or experts. It is also planned that these testimonies will facilitate development of a training kit to aid programme implementers to work towards inclusive HIV/AIDS policies.