TB remains the leading cause of death among reproductive-age women living with HIV. Let's work together to prevent and treat TB in women The world commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) Day…
I am a person who lost my parents before I was 6 years old. I tested positive for HIV two years after my mother passed away. I started working as a maid in my uncle’s home…” narrated Sarah Najjemba (not real name) a resident of Bukwiri, Kyankwanzi district. She continued to say that all her parents’ property was sold off and yet the money did not even take her to school.
Violence against Women and girls is a cause and consequence of HIV because it is one of the key drivers behind the increasing numbers of women and girls living with HIV. Violence places women and girls at risk through trafficking, sexual violence, sexual exploitation, child marriage and other harmful practices. The duo tragedy in gender inequalities that Women and girls living with HIV face deeply aggravates their suffering.
African feminists and HIV prevention advocates are united in their advocacy for ensuring African women and girls in their diversity have a range of HIV prevention options to choose from,…
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