Ugandan women who have been subject to violence from a sexual partner are more likely than other women to go on to acquire HIV, according to a large, longitudinal study from the Rakai cohort, published in the May 15 issue of AIDS. Women who had experienced more severe forms of violence, more frequently, or over a longer period of time had greater risks of HIV infection.
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Some Women Living with HIV in the Brong-Ahafo Region have appealed to the Ghana Pharmaceutical Association to end their strike action to enable them have access to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) drugs. They said the strike by the pharmacists was a threat to their lives as they supplied the ARTs, which they needed for their survival.
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You know her best as a multi-platinum recording artist and a 14-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and producer. But Alicia Keys has also made quite a name for herself as a philanthropist and AIDS advocate. Read full article here.
Human rights and press freedom are crucial if China is to achieve its stated AIDS prevention goals, particularly when it comes to safeguarding women and children, a leading AIDS specialist has said. According to U.S.-based dissident doctor Wan Yanhai, AIDS prevention is intimately bound up with human rights and the empowerment of women, and China is no exception. Read full article…
In a bid to stem the rising mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS in Semarang municipality, Central Java, the local administration will enlist the help of midwives. According to chairman of the municipal branch of the Indonesian Family Planning Association (PKBI), Dwi Yoga Yulianto, midwives play a vital role in preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. Read full article…
The link between gender-based violence and HIV infections needs to be explicit in the outcome document of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), delegates said this week. Read full article here
Researchers have developed a female condom which they claim can protect against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV by dissolving inside the body and releasing chemicals. Read full article here.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 2012 (IPS) - Global efforts to reach the “three zeros” for women and girls – zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths – are gaining momentum. Much of the progress we have seen is underpinned by the work of women living with HIV. Read full article here.
The Yemeni Women’s Union, in cooperation with the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, held a workshop Tuesday about gender and women living with HIV. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) funded the workshop. Read full article here.
In August 2012, the African Gender and Media Initiative, a Kenyan NGO, released a report documenting cases of forced and coerced sterilizations of HIV-positive women, carried out by both private and government-run health facilities. Read full article here.
Tomorrow is World AIDS Day and this year all the talk is of tipping points and “ending AIDS.” Read full article here.
For years, my battle cry has been to bring HIV treatment to children and families in Africa. And as I begin my new tour, you’re only going to hear me get louder on the issue— especially as it relates to women. Read full article here.
A new World AIDS Day report: Results, by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), shows that unprecedented acceleration in the AIDS response is producing results for people. Read full article here.
The Liberian Women Empowerment Network (LIWEN), the only network of women and adolescent girls living with and affected by HIV and AIDS in Liberia recently conducted a series of HIV training activities in Grand Gedeh County. Read full article here.
The HIV prevalence rate among women attending antenatal clinics around the country appears to be "stabilising" at about 30 percent, MPs hear. Read full article here.
Scientists have developed a vaginal ring embedded with an antiviral drug that could potentially protect women against the virus that causes AIDS. Read full article here.
On the whole, did the 2012 International AIDS Conference reflect the human rights-based and gender perspective necessary to addressing the epidemic among women and girls? Read full article here.
The International AIDS Conference convenes in Washington July 22-27 and activists are demanding more policies and investments reflecting the fact that women are now more than half of all people living with HIV. Read full article here.
Putting the spotlight back on family planning, the UK Government along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation organised a summit in London to support the right of women and girls to decide, freely and for themselves, whether, when and how many children they have. Read full article here.