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 NewUnderstanding U=U for Women living with HIV: ICASO Community Brief
This brief looks at the Undetectable equals Untransmittable (U=U) announcement by interviewing women living with HIV from around the world.
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Women's StoriesLiving with HIV and Violence: Women of Ukraine Speak Out and Build Solidarity
In Ukraine, peer-support groups and the National Women’s Forum on HIV is bringing awareness, action and new beginnings for women survivors of violence living with HIV.
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In the NewsHIV Stigma Blocks Efforts to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission in India
Research involving health outreach workers describes numerous and persistent challenges facing pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV, particularly HIV-related stigma.
In the News
Why Young South African Women Are So Vulnerable To HIV
Adolescent girls and young women in South Africa are more susceptible to contracting HIV than their male counterparts. This article takes a gendered look at the HIV epidemic and the challenges adolescent girls and young women face which contribute to high rates of new infections among this demographic.
HIV in Indigenous Women: Underlying Causes and Unsuccessful Resources
Tina Nash, a health promotion facilitator in Alberta, Canada, explains the role HIV status plays when it comes to decisions Indigenous women living with HIV make around their sexual and reproductive health.
Skills Development is Key to Reducing HIV Among Girls
The First Lady of Ghana has called for education and skills development programmes to empower young women and girls and so they are better informed to take decisions about their sexuality and prevent HIV.
Recent Resource
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