Women & HIV/AIDS in Africa
- New York Times Magazine Interviews Clinton About Global Women's Issues (August 20, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Africa: Gender Finally Moving to Forefront of AIDS Fight (July 14, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Namibia: African Women With HIV "Coerced Into Sterilization" (July 1, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- South African Health Minister to Launch PMTCT Plan (May 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Meeting Addresses MTCT of HIV in Africa (May 26, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- 15 African First Ladies Meet in Los Angeles to Promote Health, Development Initiatives (April 22, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Africa: Health Activist Warns That Women Caregivers Are at Increased Risk of Tuberculosis (April 7, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Canadian MPs Present Petition on Behalf of Grandmothers Campaign (March 9, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- President of African First Ladies Group Calls for Increased Political Power Among Women to Fight HIV/AIDS (February 5, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV/AIDS in Africa: Portraits of 26 Women (2008)
Documentary photo story of women living with HIV in Africa by Sönke C. Weiss.
From allAfrica.com
- One-on-One With Mardge Cohen, a Chicago Doctor Making a Difference in Rwanda (March/April 2006)
Dr. Cohen founded one of the United States' first women's HIV clinics, and writes frequently on the subject of HIV-positive women and domestic violence.
To read PDF, click here
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- South Africa: Keeping Mom Alive Is the Best AIDS Tactic, Doctor Says (July 26, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Feminization of AIDS: Ten Unavoidable Choices for African Leaders (January/February 2005)
By Dr. Chinua Akukwe, adjunct professor of public health at George Washington University.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Women and AIDS: Have You Heard Us Today? (December 1, 2004)
From World Health Organization
- "We Do Not Hide": Profiles of HIV-Positive Women in Malawi (November 2004)
Three stories told by Malawian women who are taking a stand against HIV stigma and discrimination in their country.
From Oxfam
- Women Fighting HIV in Africa Tell Their Story (November 2004)
These four stories highlight the impact of HIV on women in the developing world who are denied their basic human rights.
From Inter Press Service
- AIDS and the Single Girl: Global AIDS Fighters Call for Focus on Women (July 18, 2004)
"A new term in the global fight against AIDS -- 'cross-generational sex,' or older men having sex with girls and young women -- [has become] a major topic of conversation," writes John Donnelly of The Boston Globe from the XV International AIDS Conference.
In Boston Globe
- South African Women With Violent Male Partners Have Higher Risk of HIV Infection (July 2004)
Abstract of a study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- British Television Program Profiles the Ugandan National Community of Women Living With HIV/AIDS (June 7, 2004)
The group trains HIV-positive mothers to make "memory books" for their children.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Gender Inequality and AIDS (May/June 2004)
An excerpt from a passionate speech by Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, on the desperate need for developing countries to expand women's rights.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Rwandan Women Infected With HIV Through Rape During 1994 Genocide Ask U.S. for Help Obtaining Drugs (April 6, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Sex for Groceries in Hungry Zimbabwe: Report (September 15, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Is Social Issue Affecting Women, Botswana Conference Participants Say (September 11, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Some 27 First Ladies to Join 10,000-Strong African Women's AIDS Run (September 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Botswana Holds Beauty Pageant for HIV-Positive Women to Combat Stigma Associated With Disease (September 8, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Disease Prevention: Zimbabwean Women Value Diaphragm as Clandestine Method to Possibly Prevent HIV (September 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Swazi King's Choice of Teenage Bride Draws Criticism From AIDS Advocates (August 27, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- A Little Kiss Was Big Help in Spreading Word on AIDS (August 22, 2003)
Princess Kasune Zulu of Zambia, a royal member of Zambia's Lenji people, spreads her AIDS education message.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Die Quietly: How AIDS Kills Africa's Battered Women (August 22, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- UN Official: To Fight AIDS in Africa, Empower Women (July 21, 2003)
Excerpts from a column by Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Significant Association Found Between Oral Contraceptive Use and HIV Acquisition (July 14, 2003)
In The 2nd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, from The Body PRO
- Fifty-Eight Percent of HIV-Positive Africans Are Women, Says NGO (June 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Female Genital Mutilation Cause of Increased HIV/AIDS in Somalia: Doctors (June 20, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Uganda: More Pregnant Women Receiving HIV Test, Nevirapine (June 19, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Congo: Humanitarian Groups Demand Urgent Action to Halt Escalating Sexual Abuse of Girls and Women in Congo (June 17, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- What the AIDS Fight Could Use: Help From Men (June 12, 2003)
Excerpts from an op-ed article in the Chicago Tribune on AIDS in South Africa.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- African First Ladies to Fight AIDS-Related Stigma (June 9, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Malawi: Child Mortality Higher When Mother Has HIV (May 29, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- South African Scientists Develop Do-It-Yourself Pap Smear for Women (May 21, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dual Infections With HIV-1, HIV-2 and HTLV-I Are More Common in Older Women Than in Men in Guinea-Bissau (March 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Is Top Killer of Pregnant Women in South Africa (March 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A Letter to South Africa's President (January/February 2003)
By Samaila Garba, a woman living with AIDS in Nigeria.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- AIDS Leading Cause of Death Among South African Women (November 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- South Africa: HIV Treatment Takes Precedence Over Rape Law (October 28, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Family Focus Is Hallmark of New South African Grant (October 21, 2002)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- South Africa: Government to Avail Female Condoms (August 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Lesotho Proposes Death Penalty for HIV-Positive Rapists (August 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Zimbabwean Women Very Willing to Use Diaphragms as Potential HIV Prevention Method (August 5, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- African First Ladies: New Group Will Boost Cooperation in Fight Against AIDS (July 19, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Promoting Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Through the Viramune Donation Programme: A Model of Public-Private Partnership (July 10, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- Africa: Age of Partner Raises Female Risk of AIDS -- Study (May 31, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kenya to Offer Free Drug to Combat Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (May 28, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Mothers With AIDS Move O'Neill to Back Money for Treatment (May 28, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Safe Haven Opens in Kenya for Young Women Fleeing Circumcision, Forced Marriage (April 12, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Breastfeeding Wrecks Short Course Anti-HIV Treatment for Babies (April 10, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- "Bus Fare, Please": The Economics of Sex and Gifts Among Adolescents in South Africa (PDF) (2002)
From Population Council, Policy Research Division
- Partner Violence Tied to HIV for African Women (September 5, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 1 in 4 Pregnant Women in South Africa Has HIV (March 31, 2001)
In British Medical Journal
- The Probability of HIV-1 Transmission Per Coital Act in Monogamous HIV-Discordant Couples, Rakai, Uganda (February 6, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- AIDS in Africa: One Woman's Struggle (2001)
In Time Europe
- Policy Facts: Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Africa (January 2001)
To read PDF, click here
From AIDS Action Council
- Women's Interest Group Urges Worldwide Effort to Combat AIDS in Africa (November 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Snapshots from Durban (October 2000)
[Archived Article]
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
- Women at Durban (October 2000)
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
- Success in Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission Not a Reality for All (September/October 2000)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- AIDS: The Agony of Africa -- Part Five: Death and the Second Sex (December 1, 1999)
In The Village Voice
- A Woman's Work: How HIV Caught Fire in South Africa (Part Two) (May 12, 1999)
In The Village Voice
- All That Glitters: How HIV Caught Fire in South Africa (Part One) (April 28, 1999)
Sex and the migrant miner.
In The Village Voice
- Child Rape: A Taboo Within the AIDS Taboo (April 4, 1999)
In Sunday Times (South Africa)
- The Deadly Gender Gap (December 30, 1998)
[Archived Article]
Fighting AIDS in Africa means convincing men to take responsibility for what is often thought of as a woman's disease.
In The Village Voice
- Problem Pregnancy (December 9, 1998)
[Archived Article]
Doctors regard AZT as an AIDS vaccine for babies, but South Africa says it's too expensive.
In The Village Voice
- In Desperate Need of Help! (Fall 1998)
War, rape, and HIV in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
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