Investing in adolescent girls’ and young women’s leadership and voice in the HIV response: Case studies and experiences
Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS
by vijay.majeti
4M ago
Investing in adolescent girls’ and young women’s leadership and voice in the HIV response: Case studies and experiences Publish Year 2023 vijay.majeti Fri, 12/01/2023 - 05:42 Publisher UN Women Link Investing in Adolescent Girls’ and Young Women’s Leadership and Voice in the HI… Description Although disproportionately affected by HIV, adolescent girls and young women, particularly those living with HIV, are often the strongest advocates and leaders in the response. Ensuring they know their rights and have the skills and opportunities to claim them is crucial to removing barriers to lif ..read more
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Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV
Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS
by admin
6M ago
Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV According to a study from McGill University researchers, women who experience recent intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV. In Sub-Saharan Africa, women face an intersecting epidemic of IPV and HIV. Read the full article here. admin Thu, 08/10/2023 - 16:18 ..read more
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UNAIDS releases new report outlining the path that ends AIDS
Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS
by admin
6M ago
UNAIDS releases new report outlining the path that ends AIDS A new UNAIDS report delineates a clear path that ends AIDS, and helps prepare for and tackle future pandemics. The report cautions, however, that ending AIDS will not come automatically. Women and girls are still disproportionately affected, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Globally, 4,000 young women and girls became infected with HIV every week in 2022.  Read the full article here. admin Thu, 08/10/2023 - 16:16 ..read more
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Coercive reproductive healthcare practices reported by high number of women living with HIV
Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS
by admin
6M ago
Coercive reproductive healthcare practices reported by high number of women living with HIV Recent data gathered from the People Living with HIV Stigma Index 2.0 indicates that women living with HIV are at an increased risk of reproductive coercion by healthcare professionals across sub-Saharan Africa, eastern Europe, and central Asia. HIV positive women who are sex workers, use drugs and/or are migrants are more likely to receive poor quality and stigmatising reproductive care. Read the full article here.  admin Thu, 08/10/2023 - 16:08 ..read more
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Club Eney Ukraine Interview
Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS
by admin
6M ago
Club Eney Ukraine Interview admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:46 Club Eney works with women at risk of HIV in Ukraine with a focus on providing women sensitive harm reduction services. In this interview Vielta tells of her personal journey from client to chair of Club Eney. She also discusses the integration of WINGS to address gender based violence as a component of their harm reduction service.  Read the full story here ..read more
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WHRIN Interview with SANPUD (South African Network of People Who Use Drugs)
Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS
by admin
6M ago
WHRIN Interview with SANPUD (South African Network of People Who Use Drugs) admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:44 Angela and Julie, both working with women who use drugs in South Africa, discuss harm reduction services in an environment where women who use drugs experience high rates of gender-based violence, HIV prevalence and compound discrimination. Angela and Julie describe how women focused services are implemented in their country. Read the full story here ..read more
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Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction Interview
Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS
by admin
6M ago
Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction Interview admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:42 Women who use drugs face significant barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Comprehensive SRH is increasingly recognized as a core component in HIV and harm reduction services. The Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction provides evidence-based information and wrap-around services for pregnant and parenting people who use drugs. In this story, Joelle, Ria and Erika share about their personal motivations and about the significance of SRH for women who use drugs. Read the full story here ..read more
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SisterSpace: A Safe Space For All Women
Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS
by admin
6M ago
SisterSpace: A Safe Space For All Women admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:35 SisterSpace provides a range of services responding to the needs of women who use drugs, including the world’s first women’s only safe injecting facility. In the following interview, CEO Janice Abbott reflects not only on how and why SisterSpace emerged but highlights the importance of fostering safe spaces and places for women in the community. Read the full story here ..read more
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WHRIN Interview with Patricia Gonzalez Zuniga
Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS
by admin
6M ago
WHRIN Interview with Patricia Gonzalez Zuniga admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:35 Patricia Gonzalez reflects on her near 30 years working with marginalized sectors of the community in Tijuana, Mexico. A combination of gendered, social and economic and political barriers impact on how marginalized sectors of society access health and welfare services- additionally the impact of the localized militarization of the War on Drugs has intensified both the state and social forms of violence experienced by women who use drugs throughout the region. Through Clinica Wound, a mobile street-based clinic Patric ..read more
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Rethinking Harm Reduction With The Metzineres Transfeminist Approach
Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS
by admin
6M ago
Rethinking Harm Reduction With The Metzineres Transfeminist Approach admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:32 Intersectional feminist principles form the basis of Metzineres practices, a Barcelona based harm reduction organization. The Metzineres model highlights not only the interconnectedness of the social determinants of health but also the critical importance of a ‘holistic person centered’ approach to service users. Metzineres’s innovative and unique model has achieved worldwide acclaim and attention in the harm reduction sector and is cited as an exemplar of ‘good practice’. This interview highlig ..read more
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