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This publication is about UNIFEM project with Indian Railways on HIV/AIDS. It is an odyssey through a successful project and its various interventions and the interaction of diverse participants who create innovative techniques to challenge the consequences of HIV/AIDS and its gender dimensions. It is a collection of photographs and videos about the railway community of Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh that showcase the efforts of peer counselors…
Violence contributes to HIV and AIDS vulnerability but has been insufficiently addressed in India. Fortunately, gender and sexuality-based discrimination has been recognized by the government. To date, however, groups affected by and at risk of HIV and AIDS have addressed violence single-handedly, with minimal success. They recognize that more needs to be done. To this end, a large group of people representing sex workers, men engaged in…
This article reviews the status of women with HIV in India. It discusses the low awareness of HIV/AIDS among women, how the burdens of blame and care fall on women, dealing with stigma in health care settings, and how health officials, individuals, and groups are breaking down barriers to prevention and care.
Every morning, in the state of Andhra Pradesh (AP), a group of men and women are making change and making history. They are setting out to do something that most people do not normally do - talking about sex, sexuality and HIV/AIDS. V Samson and S K Sultana Begum are among some 48 peer counsellors who head towards schools, railway colonies, health units, railways hospitals, training centers, junior colleges, running rooms and mahila samitis (…
Asia is a continent of diverse people speaking hundreds of languages and subscribing to different cultures, beliefs and religions. The tremendous diversity in Asia makes generalization about HIV/AIDS meaningless as it prevents understanding the specificity of the spread of HIV in the local social context, and the cultural sensitivity that renders strategies effective in one setting but useless in another. Against the background of such…
In Thailand, too many girls find themselves at an early age in the sex industry, usually for lack of other economic options. Young girls are desirable because they are thought to be "safe" and uninfected with HIV, but the risk of infection to them and thence to their clients is very high. This case study describes some responses to the problem, focusing on changing the attitudes of girls and their parents in regard to sex work, and on…
This report consists of six sections and provides an overview of the gender implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South East Asia and the South Pacific, and a review of HIV/AIDS prevention and control strategies in these regions, with particular reference to gender issues in their design and implementation. The issues involved are complex and there is considerable diversity of situations among countries. Hence, this document draws out broad…