Broad coalition denounces criminalization of HIV transmission

Dakar, December 6-Leading AIDS groups today denounced a trend in applying criminal law to HIV transmission, issuing ten reasons why criminalizing HIV transmission is bad for public health and human rights.

As the theme of this year's World AIDS Day is focusing on leadership, we at ICW are proud to introduce a series of interviews conducted with HIV positive women from across the world, many of whom are ICW members.

Twelve women share their most painful times, their resilience, their yearnings and their passions for change. The series of interviews were conducted at the International AIDS conference in Mexico in August 2008.

The objective of this adaptable tool is to assess HIV and SRH bi-directional linkages at the policy, systems and service-delivery levels. Ii is intended also to identify gaps, and ultimately contribute to the development of country-specific action plans to forge and strengthen these linkages. While this tool focuses primarily on the health sector it can be adapted to cover other sectors (education, social services, and labour).  Prepared and published by IPPF, UNFPA, WHO, UNAIDS, GNP+, ICW and Young Positives