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Advocates Call for Increased Investment in Women, Girls Worldwide to Address Issues Such as HIV/AIDS (March 10, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV and Women Around the World (Winter 2008)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Family of Refugee Who Died From Lactic Acidosis Awarded $4.5 Million (July 19, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
G8 Nations Must Address "Deadly Intersection" of Gender-Based Violence and HIV, Activist Writes (June 6, 2007)
From openDemocracy
At AIDS Conference U.N. Envoy Calls for Gender Equality, Criticizes South Africa's Response to Pandemic (August 21, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Nigerians 'Treated Like Dogs' (August 18, 2006)
In BBC News Online
Gateses Open XVI International AIDS Conference Calling for Increased Efforts to Develop Microbicides, PrEP (August 14, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Biology, Culture Make Women More Vulnerable to HIV Than Men, Experts Warn (December 7, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Educate Girls: Fight AIDS (PDF) (September 14, 2005)
A look at how increased access to education can reduce HIV rates globally among women.
From UNAIDS
Women and HIV: A Speech by Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa (April 26, 2005)
Lewis passionately describes the scale of the HIV pandemic among women, and proposes several important steps the world can take to turn the tide.
From Stephen Lewis Foundation
Number of Women Living With HIV Increases in Each Region of the World (November 23, 2004)
A summary of the World Health Organization's annual "AIDS Epidemic Update".
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From UNAIDS
Women and AIDS: A Growing Challenge (November 23, 2004)
A fact sheet on how the global HIV pandemic is impacting women.
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From UNAIDS
World AIDS Day, December 1: Women and Girls (November 23, 2004)
Statistics from UNAIDS about the impact of the global AIDS pandemic on women.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
World AIDS Day 2004: The Vulnerability of Women and Girls (November 2004)
From Population Reference Bureau
Advocates, Health Officials Discuss Programs to Fight Child Marriage, Risk for HIV Infection (June 8, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS and Girls' Education (February 2, 2004)
A background document on the impact of education on girls' HIV risk.
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From UNAIDS
Women Make Up Half of HIV Cases; Milestone Explains Effects of Epidemic (November 27, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adolescent Sexuality, Gender and the HIV Epidemic (Summer/Autumn 2001)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Gender Is Crucial Issue In Fight Against Aids (June 5, 2000)
From UNAIDS
Women and HIV/AIDS: Key Facts and Issues (Summer 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation

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