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04-26-2007, 06:10 PM
The connection between the transmission of HIV/AIDS and violence against women is ever increasing, according to international organization Development Connections, and this is why, according to them, it should be included in the Plan Basico de Salud (PBS), the national health coverage insurance plan. Development Connections, an organization that works with women who are victims of violence and HIV/AIDS, says that the percentage of women in this category is between 22% and 30%. Other organizations working on these issues include the Presidential AIDS Council (COPRESIDA), the National Gender Alliance and the Women and Health Collective. Hoy explains that violence against women is becoming a major factor in the transmission of HIV/AIDS and that the government should introduce policies aimed at protecting and caring for women who are victims of violence.
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