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SWAA GHANA PARTICIPATES IN THE 16TH ICASA CONFERENCE
 On 17 and 18 November, the President of SWAA Ghana, Ms. Nancy Ansah and the Immediate Pats President, Mrs. Cecilia Senoo,joined 129 people from 24 countries and 4 continents gatheredThe President Attends the International Female Condom Conference
 On 17 and 18 November, the President of SWAA Ghana, Ms. Nancy Ansah and the Immediate Pats President, Mrs. Cecilia Senoo,joined 129 people from 24 countries and 4 continents gatheredUNFPA and SWAA Ghana Organises Capacity Workshop For Kayayee
 Accra, Oct. 12, GNA – Ms Nancy Ansah, President of the Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA) Ghana, has noted that the global population increase of seven billion has necessitated the need to improve women’s reproductive health.The President Participates in the 50th Ordinary Session of the African Commission
 The President, Ms. Nancy Ansah, honoured an invitation to The Gambia to participate in a forum on the participation of NGOs in the 50th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights and the 24th African Human Rights Book Fair.SWAA Ghana HIV Clubs in Tertiary Institutions
 SWAA Ghana, with support from the Global Fund, has formed 4 HIV clubs in four tertiary institutions in Ghana namely; University of Development Studies |
In most cases, family finances to buy drugs, access transport services to health centres and other life enhancing products have been kept by men and when the men are not generous to share, many women have been in great need, even sometimes, in marriages considered to be of average or above average financial status.
Until quite recently, custom inheritance laws and lack of higher education among women have affected many women’s ability to generate wealth to meet their needs and that of their children. Many PLHIV are even in dire need because the little they have, has been spent on medication and the search for healing search ranging from shrines and prayer camps to orthodox medicines. Again the care for the infected and affected has always been left for women to do. There are many traditional and cultural practices which serve as barriers to women’s access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support and Reproductive Health services in general. Improving women’s access to ART implies the improvement of care and support available in households affected by HIV since mostly care and support is provided by women. He asserted that for many women, condom use in marriage is next to impossible. Violence against women may also help to spread the disease as well as myths about sex with virgins curing the disease. These existing vulnerabilities of women affect their access to treatment, care and support. He re-enforced government commitment in addressing the Challenges facing women especially women PLHIV and ensuring that health commodities that are needed to improve the lives of People Living with HIV will be available. |
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