#PEPFARCOP23 Regional Planning Meetings (RPM) in Johannesburg, South Africa
#PEPFARCOP23 Regional Planning Meetings (RPM) in Johannesburg, South Africa
Save Lives; Decriminalize HIV! End all forms of Discrimination that impact on the quality of lives, health, and well-being of women and girls living with HIV in Eastern Africa
I am a person who lost my parents before I was 6 years old. I tested positive for HIV two years after my mother passed away. I started working as a maid in my uncle’s home…” narrated Sarah Najjemba (not real name) a resident of Bukwiri, Kyankwanzi district. She continued to say that all her parents’ property was sold off and yet the money did not even take her to school.
World AIDS Day Statement, 1st December 2022
Violence against Women and girls is a cause and consequence of HIV because it is one of the key drivers behind the increasing numbers of women and girls living with HIV. Violence places women and girls at risk through trafficking, sexual violence, sexual exploitation, child marriage and other harmful practices. The duo tragedy in gender inequalities that Women and girls living with HIV face deeply aggravates their suffering.
African activists call for ensuring women and girls have a choice and a voice in HIV prevention choices and applaud UNAIDS for joining the fight…
African feminists and HIV prevention advocates are united in their advocacy for ensuring African women and girls in their diversity have a range of HIV prevention options to choose from,…
Statement on the Dapivirine Ring for Women: Call for Accelerated Global Access
African feminists and advocates are united in calling for continued political and financial support to introduce and roll out the monthly Dapivirine vaginal ring in sub-Saharan Africa, where the need…
