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Organization Contact Information

Name: International Community of Women Living with HIV
Street 1: Apartment GC, Machera Courts
Street 2: Wood Avenue
City: Nairobi
Province:
Post Code:
Country: Kenya
Phone: +254706631576
Organization Email: globaldirector@iamicw.org
Web Site: http://www.iamicw.org
Other Online Presence:

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Ms
First Name: Maurine
Last Name: Murenga
Title: Globla Fund Advocacy Manager
Email: globalfund@iamicw.org
Phone: +254724206845

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Ms
First Name: Rebecca
Last Name: Matheson
Title: Global Director
Email: globaldirector@iamicw.org
Phone: +254706631576

General Information

Board Constituency: Communities
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
If yes, please enter your registration number:
Organization Type - Primary: Patient Organization
Organization Type - Secondary: None
Organization Description:
ICW envisions a world where all women living with HIV live free of gender oppression, realizing and claiming our full rights inclusive of sexual, reproductive, legal, social, economic and health rights.
TB disproportionately impacts the poorest and most marginalized women (and their families) in the world. Women in prisons, migrant women, refugee and displaced women face higher risks related to TB as
they have both increased vulnerability to TB and are frequently limited in their access to TB interventions including care and treatment.7 Furthermore TB infections during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of vertical transmission of HIV from mother to child.8 In places where TB and HIV are prevalent, children living with HIV are highly vulnerable to becoming ill with and dying from TB.
Just like HIV, TB is a highly stigmatized disease and women in particular, face the high burden of discrimination and social exclusion.9 A punitive legal environment that seeks to punish rather than support TB patients continues to negatively impact the enabling environment needed for uptake, adherence and retention in TB care especially for women and girls.
A poor enabling environment exacerbated by negative attitudes and stigma from health care workers and community members further adversely impacts how women, particularly women living with HIV, seek and remain in TB care.
Despite the fact that HIV and TB are highly feminized epidemics, particularly in Africa,10 the engagement of women-led organizations in TB policy and program design, implementation, and evaluation remains unacceptably low.

CW calls on the global TB response including governments to honor the Barcelona Declaration on TB and to provide effective leadership in collaboration with Ministries of Health, Civil Society Organizations, health care providers, medical professionals and communities affected by HIV and TB, to:
Recognize the intersectionality of TB and HIV for women: Analyzing the gender dimensions of TB is key to overcoming barriers to effective pr
 
Do you know about the UNHLM declaration:

Specializations / Areas of Work

Advocacy
Civil Society and Community Engagement
Engaging political leaders and ensuring inclusive leadership
Research and Development
Technical Assistance
Working on Community, Rights and Gender (CRG)
Working on Key Populations related to TB

Other Organization Information

Total number of staff in your organization: 11 - 25
Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 0
Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 1 - 5
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 6 - 10
 
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Attendance at a TB related event
If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who:
Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups
 
Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: No
Are you in contact with your national TB programme: Yes
Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan:
Country Operational Planning
TB Working group
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: Kenya
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in)
Cote d'Ivoire

Contribution

Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below:

TB Care Delivery:
CW calls on the global TB response including governments to honor the Barcelona Declaration on TB and to provide effective leadership in collaboration with Ministries of Health, Civil Society Organizations, health care providers, medical professionals and communities affected by HIV and TB, to:
Recognize the intersectionality of TB and HIV for women: Analyzing the gender dimensions of TB is key to overcoming barriers to effective pr

TB-HIV:
CW calls on the global TB response including governments to honor the Barcelona Declaration on TB and to provide effective leadership in collaboration with Ministries of Health, Civil Society Organizations, health care providers, medical professionals and communities affected by HIV and TB, to:
Recognize the intersectionality of TB and HIV for women: Analyzing the gender dimensions of TB is key to overcoming barriers to effective pr

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.

Application date: September 14, 2016
Last updated: September 29, 2016