According to the latest (2008) WHO and UNAIDS global estimates, women comprise 50% of people living with HIV. In sub-Saharan Africa, women constitute 60% of people living with HIV. In other regions, men having sex with men (MSM), injecting drug users (IDU), sex workers and their clients are among those most-at-risk for HIV, but the proportion of women living with HIV has been increasing in the last 10 years. This includes married or regular partners of clients of commercial sex, IDU and … [Read more...]
Gender inequalities and HIV
December 1, 2013 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: AIDS - H.I.V., CA-- USES, Uncategorized Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, AIDS, gender, gender inequalities, Gender inequalities and HIV, global issues, health, HIV, HIV/AIDS programs, MALARIA, MDG's, Millennium Development Goals, promoting gender equality, TB, WHO, woman, women., world health
Be a Part of the Next Four Years
January 23, 2013 by Team Celebration
New media allows us to connect and engage in a conversation. According to Pew Internet & American Life’s Health Online 2013 Report, “78% of those who posted a comment, story, or question about their health say that they did so to reach a general audience of friends or other internet users.” For many, it’s this conversation that draws them to online spaces and allows the opportunity to connect with larger networks. White House: Opportunities for a Conversation Yesterday, the White … [Read more...]
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