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“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

Women’s rights, and their health, are entwined.

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.