Women Speak: Community Building for and by Women Living with HIV in Canada
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| Friday, April 29, 2022 |
| 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM |
Overview
La parole aux femmes: renforcement communautaire par et pour les femmes vivant avec le VIH au Canada
Details
The meaningful involvement of women living with HIV/AIDS (MIWA) is a key feature of women- centered HIV care, research and policy making. Yet little is known about transforming MIWA from principle to practice. The right of women living with HIV and other affected populations to participate as active and equal agents of change in their own health, not simply passive recipients of services, has long been recognized.
This session will bring together Women living with HIV, researchers, and service providers to:
• Examine the prevalent gaps in Canada’s response and structural support for women living with HIV within Canada.
• Identify strategic responses towards reducing HIV infections among women and improving the health and well being of women Living with HIV.
• Establish a national Steering Committee to build and drive forward a network for and by women living with HIV and a focus on developing a women centered GIWA/MIWA framework.
Speaker
Brittany Cameron
Ontario Aids Network (PLDI)
Speaker - Special Session
Muluba Habanyama
Lead, Equity & Strategic Partnership
Ontario HIV Treatment Network
Speaker - Special Session
Notisha Massaquoi
Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Scarborough
Speaker
Maureen Owino
Graduate Student
York University
Moderator Special Session
Flo Ranville
HIV/HEP C Peer Support
Options For Sexual Health
Speaker - Special Session
