Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS
Comprehensive Web Portal for Gender Equality Dimensions of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
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Explore our site to find valuable resources, cutting-edge research, and breaking news on the gender equality dimensions of HIV and AIDS. This site aims to promote understanding, knowledge sharing and action on the gender-based inequalities propelling the HIV epidemic.
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What's NewJoint United Nations Statement on Ending Discrimination in Health Care Settings
In the statement, 12 United Nations entities commit to work together and support Member States to end all forms of stigma and discrimination in health-care settings.
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Women's StoriesWomen, Girls and HIV Prevention
Annah Sango, from Zimbabwe, is a vocal youth activist for HIV prevention. Here she speaks about how HIV has impacted her life and the need for more young women and girls to get involved in HIV prevention.
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In the News“Young people need their voices to be heard”— UN Women's Executive Director
At the London Family Planning Summit, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka spoke of the high rates of new HIV infections, gender-based violence and childbirth complications young women and girls face.
In the News
Rest in Peace and in Power: Remembering HIV Activism Pioneer Prudence Mabele
Prudence Mabele, a guiding activist for people living with HIV, passed away on 10 July 2017. She was one of the first black women in South Africa to publicly disclose her HIV status to break the silence and stigma around HIV and encourage other women living with HIV to live without shame, seek treatment and lead happy and fulfilled lives.
Improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health of People living with HIV
Professor Angela Kaida, from Simon Fraser University in Canada, focuses on shaping health policies and programmes to support HIV-affected women. She currently conducts research with the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS), examining the impact of women-centered HIV care on the sexual and reproductive health of women living with HIV.
Pakistan Plans Doorstep HIV Care for Female Patients
In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where women face social and physical restrictions to accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART), the Ministry of Health is looking to provide at-home treatment for women living with HIV. Factors restricting their treatment include distance to the clinic, ages of their children and lack of support from male family members.
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