Lanterna Rally

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Overview of Prevention Interventions To exemplify the diversity of Canadian women's HIV prevention needs, this paper will describe the unique needs of the following groups of women: young women, women who inject drugs, women involved in the sex trade, street-involved women, Aboriginal women, African and Caribbean women, Asian and South Asian women, women in prison, transgendered individuals, lesbi [...] Specifically: (1) the publication and extensive dissemination of best practice materials; (2) the creation of a series of fact sheets aimed at policy makers, practitioners, and women for the purpose of generating discussion and making meaningful recommendations to key stakeholders; (3) the general promotion of innovative and collaborative capacity-building around HIV/AIDS education, prevention, an [...] The dramatic increase in HIV infection among women has led researchers to prioritize the needs of women and look at the role of gender in influencing the spread of HIV among both men and women [6,7,8,9]. [...] Of the 1,803 cumulative AIDS cases among all Canadian women (children, adolescent and adult women combined) reported to the CIDPC by the end of December 2004, Ontario reported the second highest number, 583 cases, in comparison to all other Canadian provinces and territories. [...] However, reflecting the national trend of an increasing annual proportion of AIDS case reports among women of all ages relative to all AIDS case reports for which gender is known, the proportion of AIDS cases among Ontario women at the provincial level has increased from less than 11% for the period 1981 to 1996, to 19% of all AIDS cases reported in.