Womens Hiv Organizations

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U.S. Organizations Speak Out on Women and HIV to Inform Health Policy and National AIDS Strategy

Washington, D.C. -- Fourteen U.S. organizations working on issues related to human rights, women, and HIV/AIDS submitted a series of policy recommendations to guide the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) and related agencies in their efforts to... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mississippi: Organization Empowers Women and Girls to Be HIV-Free

On Thursday, National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, representatives from the South Mississippi AIDS Task Force visited students at Gulfport High to talk about preventing the disease. All too often, teens' knowledge of sex and STDs comes... Read more »

Organization Supports Zimbabwean Women Affected by HIV/AIDS

University of Pennsylvania graduate student Jennifer Kyker leads an organization that provides comprehensive educational support to young Zimbabwean women affected by HIV/AIDS. Kyker founded Tariro -- "hope," in the native Shona language -- in... Read more »

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Why!! The Denial Of Current AIDS organizations Federal Funded

Dr.Robert J. Frascino, MD I hope you Post this so it can seen and truth exposed about current HIV Organizations and Denial about Prevention.(I've cut down as much as possible to get to the point)For days now into July 2008 I have been waring...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Thanks for writing in and sharing your experience. Those of us involved in HIV awareness/prevention/education have been having similar experiences in many locations around the country over the past eight years that Bush/Cheney have been... Read more »

Inflammation And The Organs

I've noticed you've gotten several questions lately about when to start meds. I know this isn't unusual as you get that question probably the most. Starting meds is a huge decision for most people--especially if you have a high CD4...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Thanks for your very thoughtful question. You have really hit on the current state of affairs. Most people now would be comfortable with the US DHHS Guidelines to start antiretrovirals if the CD4 count gets below 500, but ...what to do above that?... Read more »

Protection for Women?

I work for an AIDS/HIV Organization in Europe and I'm worried about theincreasing number of HIV infected heterossexual women in my country. Most ofthem are not IDU, which means that they are just having unprotected sex. Mineis a very...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your post. I wish I had an easy answer for you, butissues like this don't have simple answers. When we're talking aboutprotection against HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's), malelatex condoms are... Read more »

HIV organ donation

I have been listed as an organ donor on my driver's license for almost 20 years (I am 40 now). I ser-converted last year. Do I need to remove that from my license? Can my organs be donated to an HIV+ person? I live in MD. Do they have a...

Response from Graeme Moyle, M.D.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Hi TimYes it should be removed from your license. Unfortunately there is no safe way to use organs from HIV positive persons for transplant. Transplant to other HIV persons would risk superinfection with a different HIV variant that may affect that... Read more »

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help me start a charity organization

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

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Im an hiv positive African woman living in America.Long before l tested positive ,l wanted to start a charity for people with Hiv/Aids and now l feel the need more and more each day as l read about the many hardships that they have to got through... Read more »

Director of Community Organizing

Posted by Anonymous

SF AIDS Foundation seeks manager for Bay Area/Northern CA grassroots HIV public policy/advocacy network. REQS: BA/BS; 3+yrs exp. organizing community grassroots for public interest agency; knowledge of legislative process & HIV/AIDS issues;... Read more »

WHY! DO WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH OUR FEMALE ORGANS

Posted by Brave43, 1 Reply

WELL,THIS WAS MYFIRST ER VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL ON WEDNESDAY,AUG 17,2011,I HAD PAIN SO BAD THE NIGHT BEFORE SO I DIDN`T TELL MY MOTHER THAT I WAS HURTING SO BAD SO,I TRY TO GO TO SLEEP BUT I COULDN`T SO I JUST ROLL AND ROLL UNTIL I FINAL FELL
TO SLEEP... Read more »

Why women are at the highest risk for HIV

Posted by 2FarGone

I've really been struggling with this idea as of late. I live in Vancouver which (in terms of HIV/AIDS demographics) is largely gay or IV drug using. I'd imagine there are also women in the city who have HIV although if they aren't drug addicted... Read more »

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