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HIV Prevention Report Cards


Under the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA), IPPF, together with UNFPA and Young Positives, are developing country Report Cards to strengthen HIV prevention strategies for girls and young women. By the end of 2008, there will be 23 country cards.

Each Report Card provides a country profile, information on HIV prevention from the legal, policy, service availability and accessibility, rights and participation perspectives and includes quotes and issues raised by young women and girls of the country.

They also discuss key social and cultural issues, including the role of men and boys in HIV prevention. These form the basis for a series of recommendations aimed at increasing and improving the programmatic, policy and funding actions taken on HIV prevention for young women and girls, targeting national, regional and international decision makers.   

Cambodian flag Cambodia - HIV Prevention Report Card
Khmer version
“Before the doctor used to be very friendly…but later they didn’t welcome me…after they found out I have HIV.

 Cameroon flag

Cameroon - HIV Prevention Report Card
French version
"If a rich man parks a Mercedes car, whether he's infected or not, we don't care. All we want is money."  

Chinese flag

China - HIV Prevention Report Card
报告卡少女和青年妇女的艾滋病预防 
Chinese language version
“In our village, we do not know anything about HIV and AIDS.”

 Dominican Republic flag Dominican Republic - HIV Prevention Report Card
Spanish version
“I feel that there is a weakness in the [National AIDS] response, a response that was once very participatory. The fact that there are no groups of children or youth, but instead these are represented by adults.” (Interview with Director of HIV/AIDS NGO)
Ethiopian flag Ethiopia - HIV Prevention Report Card
“We have not had lessons on HIV in our school. In our biology class, we have been taught about the menstrual cycle and our anatomy, but very little on HIV.“   

 Indonesian flag

Indonesia - HIV Prevention Report Card
“It’s not just a matter of laws - the real
problem is how people understand them -
so they can understand about their rights.”
(Interview with UN Agency).

Indian flag

India - HIV Prevention Report Card
Hindi version
"My husband refuses to use condoms as he thinks that condoms are for unmarried people."

Jamaican flag Jamaica - HIV Prevention Report Card
“Younger women are turning to (unprotected) anal intercourse as a prevention from pregnancy and to protect their virginity.”

Kenyan flag Kenya - HIV Prevention Report Card
Swahili version
“Access to services for HIV positive young girls and young women might be harder, mainly as a result of stigma, but this is fast changing.”
Malawian flag Malawi - HIV Prevention Report Card
Chichewa version
“When a girl is found with a condom, she is thought as a prostitute. A boy found with condom is regarded to be a clever boy.”
Mexican flag Mexico - HIV Prevention Report Card
Spanish version
“One governor said, giving condoms to young people is like providing them with a six-pack of beer and a free night at the motel.”

Mozambiquean flag Mozambique - HIV Prevention Report Card
Portuguese version
“If my father tells me that it is good to use these services, I will want to go there.”

Nepalese flag Nepal - HIV Prevention Report Card
Nepali version
“If I go and talk about SRH issues in my community not a single bone of mine will be left unbroken. Boys need to become conscious for their own safety as well as for supporting girls.”
Nigerian flag

Nigeria - Prevention Report Card
“It is the males that have the power to dictate what happens in relationships.”


 

Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea - HIV Prevention Report Card
“Many girls and young women are more concerned about what they think people would say about them than taking measures to avoid HIV.”
 Peru's flag Peru - HIV Prevention Report Card
Spanish version
“How can we expect that adolescents go with their parents to SRH services if they don´t even talk with them about sexual relationships?” (Interview with APROPO)
Philippine flag

Philippines - HIV Prevention Report Card
Tagalog version
“Police arrest us whenever they feel like making a few bucks” (sex worker).

 Russian flag

Russia - HIV Prevention Report Card
Russian version
“To offer using condoms within a family is practically confession of infidelity.”


 

 Rwandan flag

Rwanda - HIV Prevention Report Card
French version
“The National Guidelines on condom distribution and use is in place but like in many other countries, female condom use has been completely disparaged by all walks of women in Rwanda; elite and semi elite in both rural and urban.” (Interview – Director, Family Planning Association)


Serbian flag

Serbia - HIV Prevention Report Card
Serbian version
“Young people do not know how to put a condom on let alone get proper education about HIV/AIDS and sexual health. This needs to change.”
 

Sudanese flag Sudan - HIV Prevention Report Card
Arabic version
“Girls are the weak part of the sexual relationship but in the AIDS era they have learnt how to protect themselves and boys accept the protection if it is offered in a nice way.”
Swaziland flag

Swaziland - HIV Prevention Report Card
Siswati version
“Young people need to be more organized in order to be encouraged to get involved and participate in HIV prevention in their communities so that they can help each other.”

Thai flag Thailand - HIV Prevention Report Card
“The health professionals are not willing to provide services to ethnic people.”


Ugandan flag Uganda - HIV Prevention Report Card
Luganda version
“I was in a forum for young people and one presenter said don’t use condoms and another presenter said use condoms.”



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