Girls and women make up more than half of the 37.9 million people living with HIV - most are living in Eastern and Southern Africa. Ending AIDS by 2030 requires that we address girls’ and women’s diverse roles by putting them at the centre of the response.
Advocacy and human rights
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November 13, 2019
The 2019 SDG Gender Index finds that, across the 129 countries studied, no country has fully achieved the promise of gender equality envisioned in the ambitious 2030 Agenda. The global average score of 65.7 out of 100 is “poor”; barely a “passing grade”. This means that nearly 40% of the world’s girls and women – 1.4 billion – live in countries that are failing on gender equality, and another 1.4 billion live in countries that “barely pass”.
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November 12, 2019
The theme of this year's World AIDS Day is "Communities make the difference".
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November 7, 2019
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs
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November 7, 2019
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign coordinated by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership and used by activists around the world as an organizing strategy to call for the elimination of all forms of gende
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November 4, 2019
Adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 24 years have some of the highest HIV incidence rates globally, with girls two to four times more likely to be living with HIV than their male peers. High levels of intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by this age group is a significant risk factor for HIV acquisition. While behavioural interventions to prevent IPV and HIV in southern Africa have seen some success in reducing self-reported experiences of IPV, these interventions have largely failed to achieve similar outcomes for young women.
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October 23, 2019
INTRODUCTION: HIV testing male partners of pregnant and postpartum women can lead to improved health outcomes for women, partners and infants.
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October 22, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique.
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October 21, 2019
PURPOSE: An intervention including business training and health education was implemented in Mozambique, where girls are at elevated risk for acquiri
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October 21, 2019
BACKGROUND: Little is known about contextual factors that predict long-term mortality following HIV testing in resource-limited settings.
