Scorecard on Women press launch on November 23 with Elizabeth Mataka, Sigrun Møgedal and Mo Ibrahim.

Elizabeth Mataka

“We are losing too many women to this disease by not focusing on the practical interventions that really help them protect themselves from HIV infection. Nor are we holding governments accountable for their lack of action,” said Elizabeth Mataka, the United Nations Secretary-General‟s Special Envoy on AIDS in Africa. “Women matter, and it is time all governments acted on their commitments to protect women and girls from HIV/AIDS.”

Mo Ibrahim

“We need to ensure that the social, political and economic rights of women are enshrined in law and protected,” said Mo Ibrahim, business leader and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African initiative that aims to stimulate debate about governance. “Holding governments and other key players accountable for women‟s and girls‟ rights is essential to protecting them from HIV infection and getting them the health care they lack in so many of the world‟s countries.”

Sigrun Møgedal

Norwegian HIV/AIDS Ambassador Sigrun Møgedal said: “The findings of the Scorecard show that we know very little about what many countries are doing to reduce women‟s vulnerability to HIV infection or increase their access to essential services. Even more troublesome is the almost total absence of data on young girls, who are perhaps more vulnerable to HIV than any other population. Where is the accountability for them?”

Press release Scorecard on Women (pdf)

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