Agenda for Action: Background Materials to the 4rth World Conference on Women (UNAIDS, 1995, 9 p.): Dr Eka Esu Williams, Nigeria

Agenda for Action: Background Materials to the 4rth World Conference on Women (UNAIDS, 1995, 9 p.)

		Summary
		Introduction
		How HIV/AIDS is spreading among women
		Economic subordination leads to HIV vulnerability
		Female biological vulnerability to HIV
		Impact of HIV/AIDS on women
		Responding to reality: agenda for action
		Dr Eka Esu Williams, Nigeria
		Reducing the vulnerability of women to HIV/AIDS
		Reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS on women
		Caring for women with HIV/AIDS
		Conclusion
		Annex

Dr Eka Esu Williams, Nigeria

It is important, therefore, to develop complementary and interlinked strategies for action, incorporating a gender analysis of the socioeconomic and cultural causes and effects of the pandemic. Specific activities are listed below.