Media Contact: Sonia Rastogi, Communications Coordinator, [email protected], (408) 306-6805 Marsha Jones, Executive Director, The Afiya Center for HIV Prevention and Sexual and Reproductive Justice, Dallas, TX: 214-753-3777 or 877-341-0003 Oakland, CA September 13, 2012 – The U.S. Positive Women’s Network (PWN), a national membership body of women living with HIV, is devastated to hear the tragic news that a young …
“Securing Care for Women Living with HIV” by Naina Khanna in Positively Aware
“HIV care is more than just medical care. It must be coupled with services designed to uphold sexual and reproductive rights and to address the impact of violence and trauma in women’s lives. [..] Because women’s access to health care and ability to adhere to medication is related in large part to other life factors, including our physical, psychological, and …
Plenary Session:Linda Scruggs speaks on the importance of women and girls in turning the tide against HIV.
Watch a live webcast of Linda’s phenomenal, moving plenary speech that pushes us to take action. Plenary: Turning the Tide on Transmission
Criminal Musings at AIDS 2012
By Dee Borrego One of the hottest topics of discussion at AIDS 2012 was that of HIV criminalization, both in the U.S. and internationally. Throughout the conference, there were multiple sessions, panels, and presentations on the topic – which in turn led to a lot of discussion about it amongst the HIV+ participants of the conference. One of the most …
The Global Village Effect
By Dee Borrego As AIDS 2012 starts to draw to a close, I start to reflect back on my experiences this week and the one place of the conference which sticks out in my mind is the Global Village. It is an enormous space, filled with people, language, culture, and connection. It’s the place where our communities come together and …
Tackling female side of AIDS means going far beyond global focus on pregnant woman
In South Sudan, Evelyn Letio Unzi Boki said, “Men don’t accept to go for testing,” and their often-younger, uneducated wives who are dependent on them for economic survival have no recourse. “Women don’t have voices,” she said. Even in the U.S., violence and poverty can play an important role. Here, one in four people living with HIV is female, the …