We are delighted to share with you the release of MENA Rosa’s annual report for the year 2025. This report reflects our efforts and achievements in empowering women in their diversity, in particular women living with HIV across the MENA region. Explore the full report by downloading it below. “We carry so much strength, but
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Developed by MENA Rosa under the Global Fund Nadoum Programme, the Treatment Literacy Toolkit supports improved HIV care, treatment adherence, and prevention for women living with and affected by HIV in the MENA region. Aligned with UNAIDS’ 95-95-95 targets, the toolkit was recently updated using community feedback and a gender-responsive lens, strengthening its focus on women’s specific needs
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MENA Rosa is the first regional network dedicated to women living with HIV in the Middle East and North Africa. MENA Rosa supports and empowers women and girls in their diversity, those living with HIV, and women and girls at risk of infection; as well as their families and partners through the development of their
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Violence against women (VAW) and HIV are deeply interconnected, each fueling and reinforcing the other. In the MENA region, women face heightened risks due to gender inequality, stigma, discrimination, and harmful social norms. For women living with HIV, transgender women, sex workers, migrants, and others, these risks are even more pronounced.This position statement, Breaking the
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MENA Rosa conducted community-led qualitative research in Egypt and Morocco to identify barriers faced by women living with HIV in accessing dignified HIV vertical transmission prevention services. Findings and key recommendations will feed into an advocacy strategy to be developed in consultation with all national stakeholders.
read more In memory of two remarkable Focal Points we lost this year, members of the community of Women Living with HIV, MENA Rosa sets out on a journey to honor and cherish the lives of Fouzia from Morocco and Inshirah from Sudan, recognizing the lasting impact they made as community leaders. لإحياء ذكرى منسقتين
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For mobile users: press and hold the story you would like to open, when the menu appears, press on “Open in new tab” لمستخدمي الهواتف الذكية: اضغطوا مطولاً على رابط القصة التي تريدون فتحها، وعندما تظهر القائمة، اضغطوا على “فتح في علامة تبويب جديدة” Pour les utilisateurs de mobile : appuyez longuement sur l’histoire que
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In the MENA region, stigma and discrimination (S&D) faced by people living with HIV tends to be more severe for women living with HIV than for men, given gender inequality and societal gender norms. Within healthcare settings, common drivers to produce stigma can include negative attitudes, fear, lack of awareness about HIV and the impact of S&D.
read moreThis year’s World AIDS Day theme “Equalize”, focuses on the importance of HIV testing as a way to HIV prevention and treatment. Get tested!
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For mobile users: press and hold the story you would like to open, when the menu appears, press on “Open in new tab” لمستخدمي الهواتف الذكية: اضغطوا مطولاً على رابط القصة التي تريدون فتحها، وعندما تظهر القائمة، اضغطوا على “فتح في علامة تبويب جديدة” Pour les utilisateurs de mobile : appuyez longuement sur l’histoire que
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