Gracia Violeta Ross Quiroga is an HIV-positive woman living in Bolivia. She is a member of the Latin American Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (REDLA). With this organization, Violet fights for information, medication and the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Gracia Violeta emphasizes the impact that gender and gender-based violence has on HIV/AIDS. She is a representative of the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) for the Andean sub region. She has also worked with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to produce two public service announcements related to HIV/AIDS. These announcements feature Gracia Violeta calling for women and girls to have access to information and means of prevention.
In 2004, Gracia Violeta gave a speech during the closing ceremony of the International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Gracia Violeta won the Mi Heroe in 2005.
Information on HIV/AIDS in Bolivia, end of 2003
Adult* HIV prevalence rate:
01%
Adults living with HIV: 4,800
Adults and children living with HIV: 4,900
Women Living with HIV: 1,300
AIDS deaths (adults and children): <200
*Adult statistics for persons 15-49 years old
**statistics from deaths that occurred in 2003
Source: UNAIDS
Related Websites
http://www.icw.org/tiki-view_articles.php
The official website for The Internationl Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS.
The official website for the Latin American Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS.
The official website for the Pan American Health Organization.
http://www.paho.org/English/AD/FCH/AI/psa_wad04.htm
This webpage on the Pan American Health Organization website contains the two public service announcements featuring Gracia Violeta Ross Quiroga.
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