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From violence to funding cuts, Asia Pacific women living with HIV face old and new challenges

“In our country we are not the priority,” Daisy Cruz says plainly. She is surrounded by other women living with HIV who agree. They share stories that are not often told about the epidemic in Asia and the Pacific. In a region where men living with the virus outnumber women roughly two to one, the issues of women and girls are often overlooked. They are all members of the International Community of… Read More

Category: Feature Tags: AIDS, Asia-Pacific, GBV, gender-based violence, health, HIV, ICW, ICWAP, International Women's Day, IWD, PMTCT, US funding freeze, Women

Asia Pacific women living with HIV go to Feminist School

One-third of people living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific are women. But their issues are often hidden. Gender-based violence. Restricted economic opportunities. Child marriage. Underage pregnancy. Denial of property rights.

Category: Feature Tags: Feminist School, ICWAP, International Women's Day, IWD

Asia Pacific women living with HIV speak out about rights violations

Nirmala Singh (not her real name) found out she was HIV positive after being tested during pregnancy. It was a surprise diagnosis, but she immediately knew how she had been infected. Before getting married she was raped. Nurses informed Nirmala’s husband of her positive result without her consent. She was kicked out the home.

Category: Feature Tags: gender, ICWAP, International Women's Day, intimte partner violence