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Read more about the article ‘Because I was in great pain I couldn’t ask questions’: HIV-positive Ugandan women only found out they had been sterilised when they tried to get pregnant years later

‘Because I was in great pain I couldn’t ask questions’: HIV-positive Ugandan women only found out they had been sterilised when they tried to get pregnant years later

By STEPHANIE LINNING FOR MAILONLINE and REUTERS HIV-positive women in Uganda are being subject to forced sterilisation, a new report shows. Pregnant women in the country are tested for HIV…

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Read more about the article ICWEA takes part in developing of consolidated HIV guidelines
The drafting of HIV guidelines by Ministry of Health, Uganda comes after WHO released new consolidated HIV in June 2016

ICWEA takes part in developing of consolidated HIV guidelines

The International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICWEA) has meaningfully participated in a Ministry of Health, Uganda meeting aimed at draft and developing consolidated HIV guidelines. The meeting which…

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Read more about the article National policy dialogue: Discussing the needs of women living with HIV and the budget
Bukoto East, Masaka District Member of Parliament, Florence Namayanja pledged to be an advocate for the rights of women living with HIV

National policy dialogue: Discussing the needs of women living with HIV and the budget

On August 12, ICWEA convened a national policy dialogue between Uganda’s policy makers and advocates for the rights of women living with HIV. The meeting was attended by 10 members…

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