World Health Organization : Year 1995 ; Global Programme on Aids Dir, No. 95.2: International Consultation for Policy-Makers on Women and AIDS in Preparation for the Beijing Conference Geneva . 6-8 Februarv 1995

By T. Turmen, Dr.

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 1995 ; Global Programme on Aids Dir, No. 95.2: International Consultation for Policy-Makers on Women and AIDS in Preparation for the Beijing Conference Geneva . 6-8 Februarv 1995
Author:	T. Turmen, Dr.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Fourth World Conference on Women is taking place at a time when women are increasingly becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. From being almost absent from the epidemic in the 1980s, women infected with HIV now number more than sevcn million. By the year 2000, over 14 million women will have been infected and 4 million of them will have died. Women worldwide are asking why a virus that infects both men and women is increasingly affecting women in a disproportionate manner. The sexual, social and economic subordination of women and their greater biological vulnerability have contributed to this situation. In order to break the cycle of neglect which affects women across their life span and across generations, it is essential to undertake actions which will allow women to make informed choices and enable them to improve the quality of their lives. More than fifty representatives from national governments and nongovernmental organizations met at an international consultation in Geneva to discuss women's vulnerability to HIV infection and the need for the Fourth World Conference on Women to address this issue.

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CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I Objectives and organization of the consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Opening addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 I . TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS Women's vulnerability to HIVIAIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1 . Women and AIDS . the global situation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 . Human rights and the status of women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Preventing HIV infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 I . HIVIAIDS vaccine development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2 . Female-controlled methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 3 . Sexual negotiation, the empowerment of women and the female condom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 Reducing the personal and social impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 1 . Counselling and home-based care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.1 2 . A reduction of personal and social impact: socioeconomic needs and support strategies for families affected by HIVIAIDS . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Mobilizing national and international efforts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 I . Tapping into the power of collective action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 2 . Interventions. programmes and policies: making them work . . . . . . . . .1 4 111 . REPORTS OF WORKING GROUPS Human rights and the status of women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Preventing BIV infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.6 Reducing the personal and social impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 XV . RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I.S Annex List of participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23