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  Women lead in the fight against AIDS

  Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2006

  This publication, from the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), provides powerful stories of a range of women who are actively engaged in the response to HIV and AIDS. Each woman’s story describes her experiences and the AIDS situation in her respective country. Country experiences include Zimbabwe, Uganda, Ukraine, Kenya, Swaziland, Bangladesh, Nepal, USA and Pakistan.
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  Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS

  United Nations [UN] Conference on Environment and Development, 2001

  This declaration, from the 26th United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS), acknowledges that HIV and AIDS constitute a global emergency, and states that there is a need for an urgent, coordinated and sustained response to the epidemic.
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  With women worldwide: a compact to end HIV/AIDS

  International Women's Health Coalition, 2006

  This compact, from With Women Worldwide, argues that sexual and reproductive rights are a pivotal but neglected priority in HIV and AIDS policy, programming and resource allocation. Failure to protect the human rights of girls and women, including their right to health and right to live free of sexual coercion and violence, fuels the pandemic.
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  The power of pleasure

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004

  This article, published by the Institute of Development Studies, explores the way that women's sexuality is represented in the context of development programmes and AIDS prevention.
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  WHO global study on domestic violence against women

  World Health Organization, 2005

  This report by the World Health Organization presents a global perspective on domestic violence against women. Covering ten countries including Bangladesh, Peru and Tanzania, the document finds that violence against women is still widespread with far reaching health consequences.The report covers violence against women in both partner and non-partner experiences.
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  Gender-based violence and HIV among women: assessing the evidence

  American Foundation for AIDS Research, 2005

  This issues brief from AMFAR reviews the evidence that links between gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV among women. The brief highlights how females account for 76 per cent of HIV infections among young people aged 15 to 24, due to a number of biological, behavioural and social reasons, with GBV receiving increased attention.
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  Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a practical guide for providing HIV-positive women with family planning services

  American International Health Alliance, 2005

  This manual, produced by the American International Health Alliance, was developed to assist in the prevention of sexual and mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies in HIV-positive women.
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  Women’s nutrition throughout the life cycle and in the context of HIV and AIDS: training of trainers module

  LINKAGES Project, 2005

  Produced by the Linkages Project, this training module is intended to provide instructors with the basic theory to train health workers on women’s nutrition, with a focus on the complete life cycle.
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  AIDS discrimination in Asia

  Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, 2004

  This report by the Asia Pacific Network of People living with HIV/AIDS (APN+) documents a peer-led study on AIDS-related stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Asia. Findings show that over 80 per cent of respondents experienced some form of discrimination in the health sector, the community, the family and the workplace.
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  Potential impact of adjustment policies on vulnerability of women and children to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh, 2005

  This article evaluates the potential impact of the IMF and WB adjustment policies on women's and children’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa through connecting changes at the macro level with effects at the meso and micro levels.The study finds that adjustment policies may inadvertently produce conditions facilitating women's and children’s exposure to HIV/AIDS.

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