ON THE BORDER BETWEEN CÔTE D'IVOIRE AND LIBERIA, A CHALLENGE IN SUPPORTING HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN
ABSTRACT Ten years of armed conflict and perpetual insecurity have driven HIV prevalence in Côte d'Ivoire higher -- especially among women in the western zone on the Liberian border. Many of these women were infected as a result of sexual violence perpetuated by one or another of the marauding armed groups that terrorized the region for over a decade; others were infected after turning to prostitution to escape extreme poverty. Since 2012, the Global Fund has supported activities in the west to reach these women.
By Aurelie Fontaine
September 16, 2014
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