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Government Failures, Human Rights Abuses and Squandered Progress in the Fight against AIDS in Zimbabwe
Glossary of
Acronyms
I. Summary
II.
Recommendations
To the
government of Zimbabwe
On access to
health care and treatment for PLWHA:
On the right
to earn a livelihood:
On women's
rights:
On the
participation of civil society and PLWHA in HIV/AID- related programs:
To
international donors, including the US and UK governments
To the
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
To United
Nations agencies working on HIV/AIDS programs in Zimbabwe including UNAIDS,
UNDP, and UNICEF
III.
Methodology
IV.
Background
Political
environment
Social and
economic environment
Health
sector environment
V. HIV/AIDS
Epidemic in Zimbabwe
Epidemiological
situation
Women's vulnerability
to infection
Decline in
HIV/AIDS prevalence (2000 – 2004)
The impact
of HIV/AIDS
HIV testing
and treatment
VI. Human
Rights and HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe
Government
policies and practices that exacerbate the pandemic
The impact
of Operation Murambatsvina
Arrest and
harassment of informal traders
Violations
of women's rights
Discriminatory
inheritance laws and practices
Gender based
violence
Stigma and
discrimination in the family
Discriminatory
and arbitrary health and social welfare policies
High user
fees for health services
Lack of
exemptions for user fees for poor and vulnerable persons
Requirement
of CD4 test to receive ART..
Government
restrictions on activities of HIV/AIDS NGOs and PLWHA..
VII.
National and International responses to HIV/AIDS
Government
response to HIV/AIDS
International
response to HIV/AIDS
VIII.
Zimbabwe's Obligations under Regional and International Law..
The right to
health
The right to
information
The right to
work
Women's
rights
IX.
Conclusion
Acknowledgements