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End Sterilization of HIV-Positive Women, Court Rules

The High Court of Kenya at Nairobi ruled that coerced sterilization of HIV-positive women is a violation of their human rights.UNAIDS supported the decision in a press release, where Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said, “This decision is an important step in protecting the sexual reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV.”The judgement comes after an HIV-positive Kenyan woman was coerced by professionals at a health facility to remove her ability to have children. This operation, without consent, was found to be a violation of her rights.Women with HIV who adhere to antretroviral treatment have less than a one percent chance of passing the disease to their baby, but stigma and ignorance on the subject persists.The plaintiff in the Kenyan case said in a statement that, “This was never about the money.
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News Africa How One Country Brought Down Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Philip Lokoko of the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria announced the mother-to-child transmission rate of HIV has dropped to less than 10 percent in Nasarawa State. He delivered the news while discussing the Nigeria Resilient and Sustainable System for Health Project in Lafia.According to PM News Nigeria, RSSH is a project for Nigeria’s health system to strengthen their fight against tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV.The project also improves management and laboratory systems while strengthening the Nigerian health management information.
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