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Mena Rosa

Mena Rosa. HIV in MENA Region :.

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Mena Rosa

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  1. Mena Rosa

  2. HIV in MENA Region: From a slow start, HIV is gaining ground in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA). MENA is one of only two regions in the world where the numbers of new infections, and deaths from AIDS-related causes, is still rising. WLHIV represent 40% of the estimated 470,000 [340,000 – 540,000] people living with HIV in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Many countries across the region are already witnessing a shift towards more HIV infections among women.

  3. MENA ROSA • - MENA Rosa is a group of women who will work for the rights of women working for dignity and love. • - The name of the group originates from MENA Middle East and North Africa and Rosa: as the first black woman on a bus in the US who refused to give up her seat to a white man, starting the civil rights movement for black Americans. Rosa is also a feminine symbol. • - And also mean flowers its carry a good smile and Thistle. • - The shifting political order in MENA presents new challenges to, and new opportunities for, a better life for all citizens. For women living with HIV, the changes they want to see cannot come soon enough.

  4. Standing up - Speaking out

  5. The doctor told me: You’ve got AIDS; this means you are not a good person.” Woman living with HIV, Tunisia • “I am a woman living with HIV. I would love to have a projectwith a stable income.I want a good project because I have the ability to dosomething good in this life.” Woman living with HIV, Jordan • I wish that my husband sees me as beautiful; I do not want to look ugly in front of him. Woman living with HIV, Lebanon

  6. Recommendations • Improved access to quality education and employment for girls and women. • Financial and social support to women as caregivers • Guaranteed access to the best available care for HIV • Policies, projects and enabling legislation that specifically address the needs of women at higher risk of HIV infection, including female sex workers and women who inject drugs • Further engagement of religious leaders to reduce community stigma and discrimination. • Changes in legislation and law enforcement to help women realize the same political, economic and social rights as men

  7. Thank you

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