Africa
Men who Have Sex with Men: An Introductory Guide for Health Workers in Africa
Men who Have Sex with Men: An Introductory Guide for Health Workers in Africa
Putting LGBTI on the Agenda of HIV and AIDS Programming in Africa: Policy Brief, SAfAIDS
Although the impact of HIV and AIDS on the general population in Africa is well-documented, little research has been conducted to establish the role of same-sex HIV transmission in Africa. Studies conducted in Senegal, Ghana and Kenya indicate significantly higher HIV seroprevalence rates amongst men who have sex with men than in the general population (Cary Johnson, 2007). Far less research has been done to establish the impact of HIV and AIDS on lesbians. Recent studies are indicating that the majority of African men who have sex with men also have sex with women - two thirds or higher, according to some studies (Onyango-Ouma, Biringi & Geibel, 2005; Wade et al., 2005; Angala et al.,
African Civil Society position paper on HIV and AIDS in Africa: Moving to Action
We, African civil society organizations comprising organizations and networks of people living with HIV, young people, women, religious leaders and community workers at the frontline of the fight against AIDS, met in Abuja, Nigeria on April 10 to 12 2006 to develop a consolidated position for use during the review processes of the Abuja Declaration and Framework Plan for action, and the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on AIDS (UNGASS) Declaration of Commitment (DoC), and to chart a way forward regarding access for all people requiring information and services related to
HIV prevention, care, support and treatment. This statement reflects the outcomes of these deliberations, as well as the sentiments of the undersigned African Civil Society Organisations.
Johannesburg Declaration of the 3rd Ordinary Session of the AU Conference on Ministers of Health, J'burg, S.A, 9-13 April 2007
Johannesburg Declaration of the 3rd Ordinary Session of the AU Conference on Ministers of Health, J'burg, S.A, 9-13 April 2007
We, Ministers of Health of the African Union, meeting at the 3rd Ordinary Session of our conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, 9 -13 April 2007 under the theme Strengthening of Health Systems for Equity and Development”;
Africa’s Orphaned and Vulnerable Generations; Children Affected by AIDS
Africa’s Orphaned and Vulnerable Generations: Children Affected by AIDS is an update of the 2003 report Africa’s Orphaned Generations. It incorporates new and refined estimates of the number of children orphaned in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as current research on the impact of AIDS and orphaning. Information about orphans in the region has increased significantly in recent years and research has become more rigorous. And, while information on other vulnerable children in the region lags far behind, the situation of some well-defined groups, such as children living with chronically ill parents, is now being studied more systematically.
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
The States Parties to this Protocol,
CONSIDERING that Article 66 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' ights provides for special protocols or agreements, if necessary, to supplement the provisions of the African Charter, and that the Assembly of eads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity meeting in its Thirty-first Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in June 995, endorsed by resolution AHG/Res.240 (XXXI) the recommendation of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to elaborate a protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa;
