Standing Strong for a Woman's Right to a Just and Healthy Life
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The post-2015 development agenda must focus not only on the direct determinants of HIV infection, but also the profound gender inequalities and resulting discriminatory practices which make women more vulnerable to the virus and which stand squarely in the way of addressing its spread.
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The International Women’s Health Coalition is centrally concerned with the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people. The following contribution focuses specifically on the challenges facing girls, who continue to experience systematic social, economic and political marginalization in every part of the world.
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The last couple of days of the ICPD Global Youth Forum in Bali, Indonesia, have seen a flurry of around-the-clock activity by [...]
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IWHC is participating in the GlobalGiving Foundation’s Open Challenge – we must raise at least $4,000 from 50 donors by December 31st, [...]
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During the last several years, adult male circumcision has become a highly promoted form of risk reduction when it comes to HIV. [...]
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The following speech was delivered by Alessandra Nilo, Coordinator at GESTOS – Brazil, at this week’s UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. [...]
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This post is based on remarks delivered at an event held by the Youth Health and Rights Coalition in Washington, DC about the [...]
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In 2004, parliamentarians from 12 countries in West and Central Africa created legislation that criminalized HIV transmission in an attempt to reduce [...]
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A new report issued by the non-governmental organization Gestos highlights the disturbing link between HIV/AIDS and violence against women; according to the [...]
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Every year we do a list of Top Ten Wins for women’s health and rights. Check out all 10 on the blog, or [...]
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