In Focus, Healthy Living

HIV and AIDS

Thu, 07/15/2010

Voice of America

Human rights and HIV and AIDS are on the agenda for the XVIII International AIDS Conference taking place July 18-23 in Vienna. Voice of America's Linord Moudou talks to ICRW expert Katherine Fritz about how violations of women’s human rights drive the epidemic and how the global AIDS response can better address women’s needs. (Note: Katherine Fritz's segment begins at minute 5:12.)

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