By Julia Nemy | Project Manager
Yesterday, GAIA celebrated International Women’s Day. The day seeks to celebrate women across the globe and highlight women’s rights.
Mali is a patriarchal society and women continue to lack access to the same opportunities as men. This is particularly true when it comes to access to medical care. Only 35% of HIV+ women were able to access HIV treatment or prophylaxis to prevent transmission to their children. This is of particular concern because approximately 1,600 children are infected with HIV every year in Mali from mother-to-child transmission.
GAIA’s work with Hope Center Clinic continues to be a model for HIV care and mother-to-child transmission prevention in Mali. In 2019, GAIA supported testing at Hope Center Clinic for 608 people, 469 of whom were women.
With your continued support, GAIA will be able to screen for HIV throughout Sikoro and provide life saving MTCTP treatment to babies to keep them free of HIV.
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