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Violence Linked to Rapid Rise of AIDS in Women

By Theresa Braine ● Arts & Culture ● August 8, 2008

Health officials at a global AIDS conference in Mexico City this week highlighted the growing feminization of the pandemic and its link to gender violence. The U.N. may form a women’s agency that advocates say could mount a more effective response.

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Rev. Wright: This HIV Threat Needs Media Blast

By Carol F. Roye ● Politics ● May 7, 2008

Rev. Wright’s incendiary comment about the HIV virus gives Carol Roye a chance to raise a problem that needs its own blast of media attention: women’s unprotected anal intercourse with male partners.

New Promise in HIV Fight; Bush Budget Axes Aid

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● February 9, 2008

Itano Unburies Women’s Stories of AIDS in Africa

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● December 31, 2007

Nicole Itano went to Africa as a young reporter and found she couldn’t escape covering AIDS as it gripped the continent. Focusing on the stories of three women, she covers the complexities of the disease and the human side of those who live with it.

Rwanda’s AIDS Effort Offers Zambia a Lesson

By Dominique Soguel ● Politics ● December 28, 2007

Zambia is receiving hefty U.S. funding for its anti-AIDS effort but is showing much less for it than nearby Rwanda. A comparison of the countries suggests two key ingredients of success: strong condom promotion and support of women’s rights.

Ugandan Love Letters Pull Men to Fetal Heartbeats

By Rachel Scheier ● Politics ● December 16, 2007

When a pregnant woman arrives alone at a clinic in eastern Uganda, she returns home with a “love letter” to her husband or boyfriend inviting him to join her. It’s designed to enlist more men in the African battle on AIDS and maternal mortality.

Health Activists Link Spread of HIV-AIDS to FGM

By Mary Katherine Keown ● Crime & Law ● August 10, 2007

Female genital mutilation and the feminization of HIV-AIDS are slowly being linked, especially in the three African countries–Somalia, Djibouti and Sudan–where the most extreme FGM is predominant.

Women Run To Be Prez; Women Half of AIDS Victims

By Moawad & Lee ● Arts & Culture ● July 7, 2007

HIV-AIDS and Black Women? Time for Fireworks

By Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich ● Commentary ● July 4, 2007

Instead of Independence Day fireworks, Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich would prefer that we all blast off more loudly about the toll that HIV-AIDS is taking on black women. Today’s historic HIV-AIDS meeting in Kenya may help.

Sisters Sing the Healthy Sex Medley

By Jeff Fleischer ● Health & Science ● June 25, 2007

AIDS continues to kill a disproportionate number of women of color. A recent gathering in Chicago brought together activists trying to break through cultural barriers when it comes to educating women about reproductive health.