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Sep 18, 2012 · The singer and the gynecologist tied the knot in a private ceremony on a boat on the Thames River. They met through his charity for reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission in Africa.
Jan 1, 2013 · Annie Lennox, a UN AIDS Goodwill Ambassador and singer, and Mitch Besser, a doctor and founder of mothers2mothers, share their stories of fighting the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. They discuss their roles as advocates, campaigners and donors, and how they collaborate with other organizations.
Learn about the founders of mothers2mothers (m2m), a global organisation that provides peer-to-peer support to women living with HIV. Dr Mitch Besser is a Harvard-trained obstetrician and gynaecologist who started m2m in 2001 in Cape Town.
Dr. Mitch Besser is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who founded m2m in 2001 to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa. He is also a board member of m2m U.S. and m2m U.K., and has received several awards for his social entrepreneurship and public health work.
Dec 20, 2023 · Dr. Mitch Besser, who founded mothers2mothers (m2m) to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, was awarded the Doctor of Science in Medicine (honoris causa) by the University of Cape Town (UCT). The honour recognises his contribution to the development of society and the delivery of integrated primary health care to families.
Mitchell Besser is a doctor who founded mothers2mothers, a program that trains and employs HIV-positive moms to support other moms in Africa. He shares his story and vision at TED, where he challenges the stigma and stereotypes around HIV/AIDS.
With a lack of medical professionals, Mitchell Besser enlisted the help of his patients to create mothers2mothers -- an extraordinary network of HIV-positive women whose support for each other is changing and saving lives.
