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.
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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.
National governments must design policies that support gender-responsive HIV programs. ICRW developed and tested a replicable process through which countries could build and sustain gender-responsive national plans for a more effective HIV response. This publication describes how the process unfolded in two countries, Cambodia and Uganda, and shares lessons that can inform similar efforts. It describes how to identify partners and collaborators…
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 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has published Results, a World AIDS Day 2012 report. The report includes the most recent HIV/AIDS data, which shows that a more than 50% reduction in the rate of new HIV infections has been achieved across 25 low- and middle-income countries––more than half in Africa, the region most affected by HIV. It also proposes innovative strategies and makes country recommendations to…
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.
Baby Rivona has advocated passionately on behalf of women living with HIV and AIDS in Indonesia since 2005. She contracted the disease herself through drug use, and was shocked by the stigma and the lack of support she…
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.