Experts, NGOS discuss HIV/AIDS impact on rural communities in Africa
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Leading members of the global HIV/AIDS community and African NGOs meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday to discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on Africa's rural populations. The meeting is convened by the Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA), a body set up last year to track the long term impact of the pandemic in Africa. This "CHGA Interactive" session will focus on the way rural communities are being affected by HIV/AIDS, on the specific pressures experienced by women and ways to mitigate the problems. It will also discuss the problems of maintaining food security in the context of severe HIV epidemics. The Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa is a UN system-wide initiative, involving partnerships with a number of UN agencies, as well as leading institutions, in Africa and internationally, on aspects of research, policy engagement and implementation. Under the Chairmanship of the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), K.Y. Amoako, CHGA works to understand the epidemic in all its aspects and its likely future implications.