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A Capitol Offense: The Gender Dimensions of Washington D.C.’s HIV/AIDS Crisis, was written with the goal of beginning a dialogue in the District about women’s unique needs in the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the way in which a human rights framework can best address the current gender gaps in District’s approach to HIV/AIDS.
The report is the result of a partnership between The Women’s Collective – an organization run by and for HIV-positive women in the District – working on the front lines of the HIV/AIDS crisis, and the International Women’s Human Rights Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center. Find out more, read the report, and spread the word! ________________________________________________________________ In April 2009, the Ford Foundation held a Women and HIV Strategic Advocacy Convening for funded organizations working on issues related to human rights, women, and HIV/AIDS. Representatives from these organizations determined a series of policy recommendations to guide the new Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), and related agencies in their efforts to achieve better outcomes for women living with and affected by HIV. Recommendations focus on reducing stigma and improving the human rights, prevention, and care and treatment needs of women living with and at risk for HIV infection were developed into a document entitled: Critical Issues for Women and HIV: Health Policy and the Development of a National AIDS Strategy. These policy directives were developed to inform the broader health care reform agenda, and the development of a National AIDS Strategy. Find out more, read the report, and spread the word.
Read the related article published in Reproductive Health Matters titled: Protecting HIV Positive Women's Human Rights: Recommendations for the United States National HIV/AIDS Stategy.
________________________________________________________________ Our newsletter, Sisters in the Struggle, provides timely prevention and treatment information, community announcement and most importantly, tells the inspiring stories of women thriving and surviving while living with HIV/AIDS. Below is a list of newsletters that are available from TWC:
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