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Posted on September 8, 2013October 2, 2013 by mmpatierno

Patricia Nalls

Patricia Nalls interview 2Patricia Nalls is a community activist for the human rights of women and girls especially those living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS.  She founded The Women’s Collective (TWC), a leading community health and human service agency in Washington, DC that provides services and support for women, girls and their families.

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• Worldwide, women constitute more than half of all people living with HIV/AIDS.

• Globally, HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death for women in their reproductive years (15–49.)

• In the United States, women account for one in four new HIV diagnoses and deaths caused by AIDS and represent 30% of people living with HIV.

• US African American women are disproportionately affected comprising 64% of the entire female epidemic.

• Gender inequalities are a major driving force behind the AIDS epidemic.

• According to UNAIDS, women who have experienced violence are up to three times more likely to be infected with HIV than those who have not.

Resources

  • Positive Women’s Network
  • Sister Love
  • Iris House
  • The Women’s Collective
  • PATA Nigeria
  • The Well Project
  • Dandelion poem by Mary Bowman
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