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Week 1: Summary of discussions on Gender strategy focus
With the majority of people on antiretroviral treatment being women (56% at the end of 2007*), should the Global Fund’s gender strategy focus more on men rather than concentrating on women and girls?
The gender strategy should equally focus on both women and men for prevention, testing and treatment. It should be adapted to different genders and groups.
· English: Tommy, South Africa; Amzad Ali, Bangladesh; Anne, Nigeria; Chinwe.iona, Ecuatorial Guinea; Nalaka Kanakaraktne, Sri Lanka; Arvinder, India; kebededeka, Ethiopia; Biolamab, Nigeria; Debbiek, USA; O Edwards, Jamaica; c.Ravichandran, India; Sawsan, Egypt; Ajithkumar, India; Jane, Nigeria; Konjit, Ehtiopia; Anthony Anene Anammah, Nigeria; Jihene, Tunisia; Daniely, Nigeria
· Russian: Kamila, Uzbekistan.
· French: AYENENGOYE, Gabon; Mohamed Lemine Ould Hassen, Mauritania; stanli83, Cameroon; Françoise, Burundi; Cheikh Fall, Senegal; Amel, Tunisia; INGABIRE, Rwanda; honv2000, Benin; Nicolas Yves Pierre Alexandre, South Africa; Dr. TECHI, Niger; DUEGGAH DOTE MADJETO, Togo; Lejagouar, Cameroon.
The gender strategy should focus on the needy and vulnerable, ethnic groups and on sexual minorities, regardless of gender.
The gender strategy should include a component on behavioral change for HIV prevention.
· English: Abraham, Indonesia; Robson Olwe, Uganda; Fenna Bacchus, Kenya; Jihene, Tunisia; Brenda Cox, Saint Lucia
The strategy should focus more on women because they are more vulnerable than men.
· French: tambalou, Guinea
· Spanish: Mirta Villanueva Dominguez, Cuba; Beatriz Rosa Mordoh, Argentina
The strategy should focus on men and address issues that undermine women in society, attract men to testing for HIV and for treatment, reduce multiple relations and abuse; innovate on access to ARV treatment for all; development of women's leadership, prevention of mother to child transmission; family consolidation; education for women and girls; combating stigma and discrimination.
Involve NGO's in raising awareness and providing information for women and men on prevention, testing and treatment.
· French: stanli83, Cameroun; DUEGGAH DOTE MADJETO, Togo; vackat isabelle edith, Centro African Republic; INGABIRE, Rwanda; Dr. TECHI, Niger
More research should be done and more information should be obtained about these groups before deciding on a strategy. The underlying dynamics of gender should be studied first.
· English: Susan Foster, USA; Anne, Nigeria; Javed Ahmad, USA; Jessicaogden, USA
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