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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | International Community of Women Living with HIV |
| Street 1: | Apartment GC, Machera Courts |
| Street 2: | Wood Avenue |
| City: | Nairobi |
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| Country: | Kenya |
| Phone: | +254706631576 |
| Organization Email: | globaldirector@iamicw.org |
| Web Site: | http://www.iamicw.org |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Communities |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
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| Organization Type - Primary: | Patient Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | None |
| Organization Description: | |
| ICW envisions a world where all women living with HIV live free of gender oppression, realizing and claiming our full rights inclusive of sexual, reproductive, legal, social, economic and health rights. TB disproportionately impacts the poorest and most marginalized women (and their families) in the world. Women in prisons, migrant women, refugee and displaced women face higher risks related to TB as they have both increased vulnerability to TB and are frequently limited in their access to TB interventions including care and treatment.7 Furthermore TB infections during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of vertical transmission of HIV from mother to child.8 In places where TB and HIV are prevalent, children living with HIV are highly vulnerable to becoming ill with and dying from TB. Just like HIV, TB is a highly stigmatized disease and women in particular, face the high burden of discrimination and social exclusion.9 A punitive legal environment that seeks to punish rather than support TB patients continues to negatively impact the enabling environment needed for uptake, adherence and retention in TB care especially for women and girls. A poor enabling environment exacerbated by negative attitudes and stigma from health care workers and community members further adversely impacts how women, particularly women living with HIV, seek and remain in TB care. Despite the fact that HIV and TB are highly feminized epidemics, particularly in Africa,10 the engagement of women-led organizations in TB policy and program design, implementation, and evaluation remains unacceptably low. CW calls on the global TB response including governments to honor the Barcelona Declaration on TB and to provide effective leadership in collaboration with Ministries of Health, Civil Society Organizations, health care providers, medical professionals and communities affected by HIV and TB, to: Recognize the intersectionality of TB and HIV for women: Analyzing the gender dimensions of TB is key to overcoming barriers to effective pr |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Civil Society and Community Engagement Engaging political leaders and ensuring inclusive leadership Research and Development Technical Assistance Working on Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) Working on Key Populations related to TB |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Attendance at a TB related event |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: | |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | No |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: | Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| Country Operational Planning TB Working group |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Kenya |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Cote d'Ivoire |
Contribution | |
| Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below: | |
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TB Care Delivery: CW calls on the global TB response including governments to honor the Barcelona Declaration on TB and to provide effective leadership in collaboration with Ministries of Health, Civil Society Organizations, health care providers, medical professionals and communities affected by HIV and TB, to: Recognize the intersectionality of TB and HIV for women: Analyzing the gender dimensions of TB is key to overcoming barriers to effective pr TB-HIV: CW calls on the global TB response including governments to honor the Barcelona Declaration on TB and to provide effective leadership in collaboration with Ministries of Health, Civil Society Organizations, health care providers, medical professionals and communities affected by HIV and TB, to: Recognize the intersectionality of TB and HIV for women: Analyzing the gender dimensions of TB is key to overcoming barriers to effective pr |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | September 14, 2016 |
| Last updated: | September 29, 2016 |