Victoria Beckham In South Africa For 'Born Free of HIV' Project

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February 26, 2014 1:32 PM

Children don't have to be born HIV positive - VB inspires victims in S.A

Fashion icon Victoria Beckham is in South Africa for a good cause and she’s is using her celebrity status to support the end of mother-to-child HIV transmission through Born Free Africa Organisation.

The former Spice Girls has already spent two days in Cape Town and she describes her trip 'educating and inspiring.'

According to MailOnline, her rep said "It was a whirlwind trip, however Victoria was inspired and motivated by the wonderful people she met and will continue her support to help raise awareness of the objective to end mother to child transmission of HIV".

Reports claim the 39 year old has been to the Children’s Infectious Disease Clinical Research Unit in Cape Town to check out child victims of the virus and chit chat with the medical team. She later took to twitter and posted, "Thank you @bornfreeafrica and the inspiring doctors, mothers and children that I met today. #JoinBornFree x vb"

She also wrote: "thanks @UNAIDS @m2mtweets @florencengobeni for sharing your incredible work to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV x vb."

Appreciating the brunette’s visit to the Mother2Mother home, Dr. Mitch Besser, founder of Mothers2Mothers and the husband of HIV and Aids activist, Annie Lennox, said: "We are at the cusp of seeing the dream of an HIV-free generation become a reality and need dedicated and compassionate people like Victoria Beckham to spread the word."

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