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Original Articles

Women and AIDS in Africa: The experience of the society for women and AIDS in Africa

Pages 59-66 | Published online: 11 Nov 2009
 

Abstract

Women and girls constitute a growing proportion of those who are HIV positive or living with AIDS, especially in Africa. Various social, economic and cultural realities make women and girls particularly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS infection. The Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA) is a pan‐Africanist organisation which works in AIDS prevention through various educational programmes targeted at women. The SWAA uses local networks to get its message across, and realises the importance of involving men in the fight against AIDS in Africa.

Notes

Professor Charlotte Faty Ndiaye is the President of the Society for Women and AIDS in Africa, based in Dakar, Senegal. This article was translated from its original French by Amanda Forsythe of the Embassy of France, Pretoria.

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