Women for Positive Action
posted: 04/03/2010
To mark International Women's Day (Monday March 8th) Women for Positive Action are launching a series of tools to raise awareness of the challenges facing women living with HIV/AIDS today. Women for Positive Action (WFPA) is led by a broad coalition of healthcare professionals, women living with HIV and community representatives from Europe, Canada and Latin America. The free educational web slide kits are to support health care professionals and women living with HIV across the globe, and are in English and Spanish.
The educational slide kits are available free here
The slide kits are
- HIV, conception, pregnancy and contraception,
- Emotional wellbeing of women living with HIV,
- Women and clinical trials in HIV,
- Women and HIV testing, and
- Supporting the patient–healthcare professional relationship.
"Women living with HIV face many challenges … including depression, guilt, isolation, discrimination and body image concerns" said Sharon Walmsley, Director of HIV Clinical Research, University of Toronto, Canada. "The new WFPA resources will encourage education and stimulate communication between women with HIV and those who care for them". The educational resources include information on current best practices and research, in addition to informative case studies.
WFPA brings together a unique combination of those involved in the care of women living with HIV with the first-hand perspectives of those living with HIV themselves. The group aims to empower, educate and support the needs of women living with HIV, their healthcare professionals and community advocates involved in their care.
International Women’s Day
The theme for International Women's Day this year is 'Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all', and provides the ideal opportunity to consider the unique impact of HIV on women. Understanding the effect of HIV is a key step in improving the lives of women and working towards bridging gender inequalities in HIV. Around 16 million women are living with HIV. Young women, in sub-Saharan Africa, aged 15-24 are three to four times more likely to become infected than young men (UNAIDS, 2009).
The educational slide kits are available free here
Women for Positive Action
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