Dear WORLD Supporters and Interested Stakeholders: Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD) is proud to begin a new chapter of providing life-saving services and support for women living with and at risk for HIV. Our new affiliation and partnership with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the U.S., are remarkable in …
I Am A Sex Worker
The message is simple: I am not just a sex worker, I am so much more. Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD) is proud to host “I Am a Sex Worker”, a photojournalism project sharing portraits and narratives of female, male, and transgender sex workers in Cape Town, South Africa. Created by Ian Kwok and Vivian Nguyen, both students …
Why Does the President’s Budget Cut Critical Services for Women with HIV and AIDS?
by Alison Yager, HIV Law Project March 10, 2012 – 6:09pm President Obama’s proposed budget, released last month, was reasonably true to his Administration’s commitment to working toward an AIDS-free generation. But one key disappointment was his proposed cut of 10 percent to the Ryan White Part D budget. This is the only part of the program that serves the unique …
WORLD honors National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!
March 6, 2012 Fort Walton, FL — 2012 is a year to Count HIV+ Women Leaders In! This Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10th, Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Disease (WORLD) honors the vibrant and powerful leadership of women living with HIV in addressing the domestic epidemic. Women living with HIV and advocates in the Southern U.S. …
“Prostitution Pledge” is Forced Speech: A Promising Win in the Fight for Rights-based U.S. Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2011 — HIV advocates are greeting with enthusiasm the latest development in the fight to ensure that U.S. foreign aid reaches those most affected by the epidemic. A United States appellate court yesterday upheld a lower court’s injunction against the enforcement of the so-called prostitution pledge, which refers to the requirement that organizations receiving funds to fight the …
Kaiser Permanente Awards WORLD For HIV/AIDS Work
An Organization Dedicated to Making a Difference in HIV/AIDS Prevention Oct. 27, 2010 – Universal City, Calif. – Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases has won Kaiser Permanente’s 2010 HIV/AIDS Diversity Award. WORLD was recognized along with JoAnne Keatley of the University of California San Francisco and the Life Foundation. Organizational recipients are recognized for their work in HIV/AIDS prevention …