Photos

Clockwise from top: Marching through the streets of Toronto with a universal message. Mme Leontine Ouedraogo/Tougouma (left) and Mme Ouedraogo/KI Abi of the Burkina Faso group, Association Burkin Action -- a volunteer group working with HIV+ women and children with no access to HIV treatment. Maria Jose Vaszques, ICW International Steering Committee Chair. Anne-christine d'Adesky and Kathryn Anastos, MD of Women's Equity in Access to Care and Treatment (WE-ACTx). Hilda Perez-Vasques of Collectiva Sol in Mexico, a group of women helping to fight for visibility and empowerment of HIV+ women in Mexico. Center: "Tonya", a 30-year old HIV+ Mexican woman. Her husband died shortly after her diagnosis and within 6 months she began co-facilitating a support group for women. She stays strong with the help of her fellow HIV+ women.

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