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Women Leaders in the Global AIDS Fight Speak OutUSE THROUGH: CONTACT: Ketayoun Darvich-Kodjouri Women Leaders in the Global AIDS Fight Speak Out Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN) Joins Global Advocates to Call for Putting Women and Girls at the Center of Anti-AIDS Efforts Hear first person accounts from women working on the frontlines of AIDS next Tuesday at a Capitol Hill briefing. These community activists from around the globe will explain why women and girls should be at the center of HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care. Today, infection rates are rising faster among women than men in many regions of the world. More than 17 million women live with HIV worldwide, and three out of four are in sub-Saharan Africa. In the U.S., AIDS is now the leading cause of death for African American women 25 to 34. In 2008, the U.S. Congress will reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Under debate is President Bush’s request to double the PEPFAR program to $30 billion over the next five years, and what the priorities for that funding should be. What are the most effective strategies for slowing the spread of HIV and meeting the needs of people living with HIV and AIDS worldwide?
SPONSORED BY: Congressional Global Health Caucus ● Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) ● Global Coalition on Women and AIDS ● International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) ● International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) ● National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC)
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