As of next school year, children attending Malaysia’s primary schools will learn about inappropriate touching, reproductive systems, sexually transmitted infections, and a [...]
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HIV/AIDS and Other STIs
World AIDS Day was on Wednesday, December 1, so there’s been a flurry of media coverage about the impact of HIV/AIDS and [...]
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2010 has been a special year for women. Brazil saw the election of its first-ever female president. Estimates of maternal deaths declined [...]
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Each year, from November 25 through December 10, our colleagues unite in calling for an end against violence against women. It is unbelievable that [...]
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Preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is possible – or at least, it is possible when the resources are available. According to [...]
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This summer, the world’s attention was captivated by the World Cup match in South Africa, and here on Akimbo, things were no [...]
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Two years ago, I met Francisca, a young woman from a rural town in Chile. When she was 20, she and her [...]
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While there is no doubt that gender inequalities, especially the economic and social disempowerment of women and girls, have a significant effect [...]
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This past week, more than 120 law students from 60 law schools across Africa gathered in Cotonou, Benin for the 19th African Human Rights [...]
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Today, the United States announced its intention to make an unprecedented three-year pledge of support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, [...]
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