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Social constructions of masculinity have been shown to serve as an obstacle to men's access and adherence to antiretroviral therapies (ART). In the light of women's relative lack of power in many aspects of interpersonal relationships with men in many African settings, our objective is to explore how male denial of HIV/AIDS impacts on their female partners' ability to access and adhere to ART.
To bring to the forefront priority actions for the AIDS response put forward by women around the world ahead of the General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS, a special event was held on 7 June. Read full article here.
Tetiana Afanasiadi is regional coordinator for Alliance Ukraine in Odessa, part of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance global partnership. Read full article here.
UNAIDS welcomes new UN Security Council resolution on HIV and preventing sexual violence in conflict
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomes a new United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution on HIV which has been adopted at the UN Security Council in New York. Read full article here.
Gender and sexuality – and their related norms and practices – have long been recognised as key factors affecting the dynamics of HIV and the global response to it. This survey report, published by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, maps current work and assesses the capacity, challenges and aspirations around gender and sexuality programming. Whereas issues vary across communities and countries, the authors contend that power imbalances,…
The Population Council has created a two book set of guidelines and activities for a unified approach to sexuality, gender, HIV, and human rights education. In Book 1, GUIDELINES, you will find curriculum content that places gender issues and human rights at the heart of sex and HIV education. In Book 2, ACTIVITIES, you will find 54 activities that engage young people and foster critical thinking skills.
Alicia Keys is committed to making a change for women everywhere. The “Superwoman” was one of the celebrities invited to speak on the panel at “HIV Priorities for Positive Change: In Women’s Words” during the United Nations conference on AIDS in New York City. Read full article here.
The former Eurythmics star is a leading campaigner for women's rights and Aids prevention, and she was invited to address the HIV Priorities for Positive Change: In Women's Words conference at the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York on Tuesday. Read full article here.
We can end HIV/AIDS right now if we want to. We already know how. We know how it's transmitted we know how to prevent and treat it. We're just not doing what it takes to end it. Read full article here.
The United Nations agency charged with gender equality and women’s empowerment today presented concrete areas of focus and goals for the three-day, high-level meeting on AIDS. Read full article here.
As the UN reviews its HIV/Aids strategy, papal representatives are putting doctrine before African women's health. Read full article here.
Frika Chia Iskandar, a young, HIV-positive woman and activist, spoke as a panelist at In Women's Words, a side-event at the 2011 High-Level Meeting on AIDS. Read her inspiring speech, her own story and her call to action during this powerful event.
IMPHAL: Amid contradictory claims, a woman in Imphal was killed by her husband for not disclosing to him that she was HIV positive. A large number of NGOs strongly reacted against the unprecedented homicide. Read full article here.
Ahead of the UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS which will begin on 8 June, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) hosted a side event on 6 June at The Harold Pratt House in New York. The discussion focused on women and children's health and the prevention of new HIV infections among children. Read full article …
AllAfrica Global Media is a multi-media content service provider, systems technology developer and the largest electronic distributor of African news and information worldwide.
EngenderHealth is a leading international reproductive health organization working to improve the quality of health care in the world's poorest communities.
FHI is a global health and development organization whose science-based programs bring lasting change to the world's most vulnerable people.
As part of its gender and health information strategy, the Pan-American Health Organization's Gender and Health Unit has developed a Virtual Library on gender and health issues.
GCM is a diverse network of advocates and NGO's working to expand HIV prevention options and encourage ethical research that involves civil society.
The ILO is the lead UN agency for HIV/AIDS policies and programmes in the world of work and private sector mobilization. The ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work (ILO/AIDS) plays a key role in the HIV/AIDS global response through workplaces.