[GYCA] Women speak out about HIV in the Middle East and North Africa
Dear all,
I wanted to share with you this recent important report telling stories about women living with HIV in MENA region, the report was launched Thursday July 21st in Cairo, you can find below the link to the feature story on the UNAIDS website as well as the link to the report, I encourage you to read it.
In “Standing Up, Speaking Out”, a new UNAIDS report launched on 12 July in Cairo, Egypt, 140 women living with HIV from 10 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) express the realities that shape the hopes and grievances of their lives. The voices in the report belong to members of MENA-Rosa, the first regional group dedicated to women affected by HIV.
Through face-to-face meetings, and long-distance networking, MENA-Rosa offers women living with HIV an opportunity to talk about their many trials, and occasional triumphs, in dealing with HIV, from medical matters to family affairs. But for change to take root in their personal lives, the members of MENA-Rosa are looking to fix the big picture, raising awareness among key decision makers of their many needs, and mobilizing money to reach their goals.
http://www.unaids.org/en/
the link to the report
http://www.unaids.org/en/