Day 7: 16 Days of Activism
The World Aids Day is an opportune platform for The International Community of Women Living with HIV Eastern Africa (ICWEA) to pay tribute to advocates of the HIV response and…
During the 2015 16 days of activism, ICWEA started a campaign to amplify the voices of women living with HIV at all levels on their understanding, perceptions and what forms of violence they experience or observe in their communities. ICWEA invited women and girls living with HIV to share their stories by sending handwritten letters, SMS, email and Facebook messages!
Day 6: 16 Days of Activism
Of 72 reported sterilizations, 20 women had been coerced or forced to undergo this irreversible operation. Most cases occurred in government hospitals during childbirth when the woman got a…
Day 5: 16 Days of Activism
Over 88% of the women received SRH counseling from health workers, mostly after HIV testing. SRH counseling was mainly focused on family planning, according to 71% of the women…
Day 4 : 16 Days of Activism
The "Violations of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of women living with HIV in clinical and community settings in Uganda" study revealed that women living with HIV experience a wide…
Day 3: 16 Days of Activism
The participants of the ICWEA study titled "Violations of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of women living with HIV in clinical and community settings in Uganda" agreed that all women…
