TITLE: At Risk: Rights Violations of HIV-Positive Women in Kenyan Health
Facilities
AUTHOR: Center for Reproductive Rights
DATE: 2008
PUBLISHER: Center for Reproductive Rights and Federation of Women
Lawyers–Kenya
This report vividly illustrates the failure of the Kenyan government to care for
women living with HIV. At healthcare centers across Kenya, these women encounter
physical and verbal abuse and are subject to discriminatory standards of care.
They often cannot access antiretroviral treatment and their rights to informed
consent and confidentiality are frequently violated during HIV testing and
treatment. The publication calls on the Kenyan government to implement systemic
changes to ensure that HIV-positive women can fully exercise their right to
affordable, accessible, and safe health services.
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