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Asia-Pacific / Gender equality and HIV: Unzip the Lips launched at ICAAP!

Unzip the Lips is intended to offer a safe and inclusive space for dialogue. It is a platform being galvanised by The Coalition of Asia Pacific Regional Networks on HIV/AIDS (7Sisters) together with supporting partners and activists across the region to articulate the needs of key affected women and girls. To date, this is an informal discussion space with the support of several engaged institutions and individuals.

New Website Shows "What Works" for Women and Girls in HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care, and Support

What Works for Women and Girls: Evidence for HIV/AIDS Interventions, now available at www.whatworksforwomen.org, is a comprehensive review of successful HIV programming for women and girls spanning data from more than 2,000 scientific articles and reports in nearly 100 countries. Published by the Open Society Foundations’ Public Health Program, this valuable resource provides a centralized, searchable location for policymakers, donors, and program planners to review evidence of effective gender-specific programming. With scarce resources for HIV and AIDS programs—and a gro

South Africa / women's sexual and reproducitve health and rights: HRW report:'Inhuman' treatment of women giving birth in South

Women giving birth in South Africa are pinched, slapped, ignored, called names, turned away from clinics and even forced to mop up their own blood, reports Human Rights Watch . South Africa has the best health facilities on the continent but its maternal mortality rate has quadrupled in the last decade, rising from 150 to 625 deaths per 100,000 live births between 1998 and 2007, according to government data cited by the rights group. The report said the abusive practices and substandard care meted out to women put their lives and those of their babies at risk.

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Trinidad & Tobago / women living with HIV: Mothers2Mothers Trinidad & Tobago lends support, spreads the word about HIV

When Lorna Hamilton-Henry speaks, people are drawn to listen. Her smile is warm and engaging and her friendly personality can win over just about anyone. But there’s something different about this mother of three, and it has nothing to do with the fact that she is HIV positive. It has to do with the fact that she’s overcome, in spite of. Living with the disease for the past ten years, she confesses, has been no easy feat. Through her recently established foundation, Mothers2Mothers T&T, Hamilton-Henry has dedicated her life to empowering and lending support to other HIV infected women.

Tajikistan / Rights of women living with HIV: Building the leadership of Women living with HIV in Tajikistan

With the support of the NGO «Center on Mental Health and HIV/AIDS», the "Tajikistan Network of Women living with HIV" - TNW+ was born in 2010. The Tajikistan Network of Women living with HIV (TNW+) is the first and only national network of women living with HIV in the country.

Geneva / women's rights and HIV: Report back on the GCWA session at the 2011 International AIDS Society Conference

The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) engaged at the 6th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Care, which took place in Rome from 17-20 July 2011. It was a great success and we would like to share our feedback from our activities there! Working in partnership with the ATHENA Network, WECARE+ and the Salamander Trust, the GCWA sought to ensure the meaningful participation of women, in particular young women living with HIV and in all their diversities, throughout the conference.

Geneva / women's rights and HIV: GCWA welcomes UN Women Report

The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) welcomes the recently released UN Women report 2011-2012 Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice. The report highlights that, despite some successes, every region of the world still has laws that discriminate against women. Women’s and girls’ access to justice is intrinsically linked to their ability to cope with the HIV pandemic as women and girls living with HIV are particularly affected by discriminatory laws and practices.