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When Edwina Atieno told her neighbours she was HIV positive, her business fell apart. The fear that surrounds Aids in Kenya, as in other African countries, is so potent that no one would touch the fried snacks she cooked.
Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe said Wednesday that home care programs for HIV/AIDS patients should be strengthened throughout the country, to relieve the pressure on public health institutions. The First Lady made the call at the National Launch of Community Based Care Program in Chitungwiza.
Presented at the 2004 African Regional Conference, this paper is on FAO’s reponse to the changing context of agricultural development as it is being shaped by the epidemic. The paper is presented in three parts: the first provides an update on the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region; the second provides an overview of the breadth and depth of FAO’s responses to date; and the third concludes by identifying areas which require further…
Ongoing trials of two potential vaginal microbicides against HIV/AIDS at a hospital in Kampala have so far produced promising results, local newspaper Sunday Monitor reported.
Global estimates indicate that one-third of the burden of ill health and early death among women of child-bearing age (15-45 years) result from sexual and reproductive health complications, especially those relating to pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS.
This paper reviews and assesses the contributions made to date by sexual and reproductive health services to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, mainly by services for family planning, sexually transmitted infections and antenatal and delivery care. It also describes other sexual and reproductive health problems experienced by HIV-positive women. It describes how sexual and reproductive health programmes can make an important contribution to HIV…
The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), in partnership with organizations in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia, led a study of HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in these three countries. This project, conducted from April 2001 to September 2003, unraveled the complexities around stigma by investigating the causes, manifestations and consequences of HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in sub-Saharan Africa…
On April 2, 2003, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a meeting in Washington, DC to consider gender issues regarding the disclosure of HIV serostatus in sub-Saharan Africa. More than 90 technical personnel who work on HIV/AIDS, gender, and reproductive health issues participated in the meeting. The objective of the meeting was to explore the relationships between perceived outcomes and actual outcomes for women who…
Statements from the UN observance of International Women's Day on March 8, 2004, on the theme of "Women and HIV/AIDS".
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Monday marked Women's International Day by noting that women overwhelmingly bear the brunt of home health care in the Americas.
Men and women must work together to tackle AIDS by addressing fundamental issues of gender inequality and targeting young people who may be vulnerable to infection, Nane Annan, the wife of the United Nations Secretary-General, said today.
UN Secretary-General hails heroic women leading fight in HIV/AIDS epidemic, says their further empowerment key to global response.
Grace is a happy woman. She is about as poor as you can be, earning just
The purpose of this paper is to analyze some of the linkages between HIV/AIDS, gender and household food security in rural Africa. To date, the majority of extant studies on rural HIV/AIDS have focused on the socio-economic impact of the epidemic on the family and household economy as a whole, without distinguishing in detail how men and women are affected and how male/female morbidity and mortality affect food and livelihood security. The…
HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's) draft Policy to protect persons living with HIV/AIDS and address issues affecting them is ready for Parliament.
The world is losing the fight against the Aids epidemic, the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, warned today.
Efforts to root out violence against women have run into stiffening resistance in many instances and the issue must now be given the highest priority
AIDS Epidemic 'continues its lethal march' as international action is still far short of what is needed, says Secretary-General on the occasion of World AIDS Day.
While the HIV/AIDS rate in India has not reached the staggering levels found in sub-Saharan countries, cultural factors are speeding the disease's spread,
This brochure highlights critical issues impacting on women and girls in the context of HIV/AIDS. The publication begins with an overview of the gender dimensions of the epidemic; outlines the necessity for adopting a rights-based approach when addressing these issues; and provides key information on issues such as the disproportionate burden on women, empowering men and women to prevent HIV/AIDS, and workplace issues in the context of HIV/AIDS…