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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.

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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.

Marriage Bureau Specializes in India’s HIV Widows

By Mridu Khullar ● Arts & Culture ● June 11, 2007

Indian women often lose social standing and ties when their husbands die. But if widows are HIV-positive the stigma and isolation can be extreme. For the past few years, however, a marriage bureau in Gujarat helps some find new spouses.

Women’s Rights Fight AIDS; Cardinals Warn UK Pols

By Moawad & Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● June 2, 2007

On Sports Sideline, Visser Extends Her Long Run

By Juliette Terzieff ● Arts & Culture ● February 2, 2007

U.S. sports fans who turn on the TV to watch the Super Bowl this weekend will see a familiar face on the sidelines. Lesley Visser carved out a role for women in sports journalism over 30 years and has made it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Anti-HIV Condom Planned; Iraqi Girls Out of School

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● January 6, 2007

Thai Activists Monitor Trial of Anti-HIV Gel

By Megan Cossey ● Health & Science ● December 29, 2006

HIV activists in Thailand are monitoring plans for trial of an anti-HIV gel, set for 2007. If the product comes to market they say it must be affordable in Thailand, where married women are one of the fastest-growing HIV-infected populations.