| The Joint Statement is out!
 The Joint Statement on Gender, Child Survival and HIV&AIDS: From Evidence to Policy is ready for endorsement! The Joint Statement was adopted by Conference participants and other network partners. The Joint Statement calls upon all who are actively involved in HIV/AIDS issues to support gender equity for the health of women, children, families and communities. Join in to show your support by endorsing the Joint Statement and distribute it far and wide! To download the Joint Statement click for English | Spanish | Portuguese
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The goals of the conference to create a safe space for discussions and to promote understanding among participants from various interest groups were achieved. Participants comprised of representative from HIV & AIDS, women, children, human rights faith-based, reproductive health and breastfeeding groups, networks and institutions critically examined the role of gender in health research, and how evidence is used (or not used) to direct policy relevant to women's health, infant health, and HIV/AIDS. The conference incorporated these multiple perspectives, as well as review the latest research on the transmission of HIV and the health outcomes of different infant feeding options, often missing from clinical discussions of pediatric AIDS (also referred to as mother-to-child-transmission, MTCT). For more details please see section on programme.
"You are fighting for the survival of women and infants, recognizing the excruciating dimension of HIV transmission, addressing it in a sophisticated, knowledgeable way, even if on occasion, it means replacement feeding in circumstances where you might wish otherwise. You're fundamentally fighting for the emancipation of women, and there is no fight in this world more worthwhile"
Stephen Lewis, UN special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
(WABA-UNICEF HIV and Infant Feeding Colloquium, Arusha, Tanzania, 2002)
We thank all participants, volunteers and sponsors who contributed to making this conference a success. The conference was made possible with support from: Founders College, African Studies Program, Graduate Programme in Social Anthropology, Health and Society Programme, National Network on Environments and Women's Health (NNEWH), Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, Dean Robert Drummond- Faculty of Arts, York Centre for Asian Research, Department of Anthropology, Graduate Programme in Women's Studies, Sexuality Studies Programme, Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence, INFACT Canada, Canadian AIDS Society, Vice-President Academic- Sheila Embleton.
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