Gender & Health

Women and girls need access to AIDS therapies and protection from violence

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 23rd, 2004

Women and girls living with HIV/AIDS must have access to the antiretroviral medicines that will save their lives, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement released on December 1, 2004, World AIDS Day.

WHO is calling on countries to set specific national targets for treatment of women and girls and to take measures to ensure equitable access to AIDS prevention and treatment services.

Although 47% of people infected with HIV around the world are women and girls, there is currently no reliable information on how many of them receive treatment. Most countries collect general data on the number of people being treated, but this is generally...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-12-23)

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