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[Dear HIV-APCoP network, we are forwarding you the below mail from the Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health (APCOM). APCOM is seeking participation in an online survey as part of an outcome assessment currently being conducted. See details below.]

E-discussion on the socioeconomic impact of HIV on women and girls in Asia and the Pacific

Tuesday 2 August 2011

Message from the Guest Moderator

Aradhana Johri
Additional Secretary
National AIDS Control Office,
Government of India

HIV has an adverse, and often debilitating, socio-economic impact on individuals living with HIV and their households. In several countries, especially in Asia and the Pacific, traditional and entrenched gender inequities exacerbate the disproportionate impact of this socio-economic burden on women and girls living with HIV or from HIV affected households, by restricting their access to social and economic resources, coping mechanisms, and care and support services.

Over the past several years, governments in Asia and the Pacific have planned and implemented a broad range of policy responses aimed at mitigating the socio-economic impact of HIV. However, these measures have either been inadequate or not completely effective to directly address the impact on women and girls. In the absence of adequate data, efforts towards evidence-based policy advocacy for impact-mitigation have not always been effective.

E-Discussion Comments

Please find below inputs from UNDP Indonesia in response to the following comments received on the survey “In Indonesia, for example, married women need their husband's authorisation to open a bank account. Such practices are reinforced by national processes, e.g. the national census assumes that a... Read Full Comment

Posted by Adji Danya Deli... on the Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 10:30

Dear HIV-APCoP members, We have now come to the end of the e-discussion on the socioeconomic impact of HIV on women and girls in Asia and the Pacific. While we struggled a bit at the beginning with contributions we picked up pace after the first week. Thank you very much for the substantive inputs... Read Full Comment

Posted by HIVAPCoP on the Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 13:33

Dear Colleagues, In Cambodia, the results from “The Socioeconomic Impact of HIV at the Household Level in Cambodia”, which is based on a national survey of 4172 households, both HIV-affected and non-HIV affected, revels a great concern of livelihood needs for and discrimination against women living... Read Full Comment

Posted by acharyan@unaids.org on the Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 09:55

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... There are some very practical changes that need to take place which overtly discriminate against women's entry into the business and financial arenas whether at local or larger scale levels. In Indonesia, for example, married women need their husband's authorisation to open a bank account. Such practices are reinforced by national processes, e.g. the national census assumes that a male is the 'head' of a household and the main income earner.

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