HIV and Life for Rural Women in South Africa

HIV and Life for Rural Women in South Africa
Amnesty International says those already infected face abuses, while others face a higher risk of becoming infected. Transcript of radio broadcast:
23 March 2008

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.

South Africa has the highest number of H.I.V. cases of any country in the world. An estimated five and a half million people are infected with the virus that causes AIDS. Fifty-five percent of them are women.

Last May, the cabinet of President Thabo Mbeki approved a five-year plan to guide efforts against AIDS in South Africa. For the plan to succeed, officials agreed that the nation had to deal with poverty, violence and discrimination facing women.

Now, a report from Amnesty International looks at the struggles of poor rural women living with H.I.V. in South Africa. The human rights group says the women face oppression and human rights abuses. And it says other women who feel socially and economically weak are at a higher risk of becoming infected with H.I.V.

Amnesty researcher Mary Rayner says rural women have little control in their relationships with men. Amnesty gathered statements from thirty-seven women in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu Natal provinces. They said that sometimes, when they tried to ask their sexual partners to use protection, they might experience verbal aggression or violence.

The report says many rural women with H.I.V. do not have enough money to travel to health centers for treatment. They might not even have enough money for food. Unemployment is a major problem.

Amnesty International released its report in London last week. Also in London, Scottish singer Annie Lennox promoted her new charity single called "Sing." The aim is to raise money for the Treatment Action Campaign, an H.I.V./AIDS organization in South Africa.

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And that’s the VOA Special English Development Report, written by Jill Moss. To learn more about H.I.V. and AIDS, and for transcripts and MP3s of our reports, go to voaspecialenglish.com. I’m Pat Bodner.

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爱滋病病毒感染者和生活，为农村妇女在南非
国际特赦组织说，那些已经感染面对虐待，而另一些面临较高的风险，成为感染。全文电台广播：
2008年3月23日

这是美国之音特别英语的发展报告。

南非有最高人数的人类免疫缺陷病毒案件世界上任何国家。据估计，五年半的万人感染了病毒，引起艾滋病的病毒。 55 ％的人是妇女。

去年5月，内阁总统姆贝基批准了一项为期5年的计划，以指导努力防止艾滋病在南非举行。要使该计划成功，官员一致认为，国家不得不面对贫穷，暴力和歧视妇女面临的。

现在提出一份报告，由国际特赦组织看来，在斗争中的农村贫困妇女的艾滋病毒感染者在南非。这个人权组织说，妇女所面临的压迫和侵犯人权的行为。它说，其他的妇女感到在社会上和经济上的弱者，是在更高的风险感染艾滋病毒

特赦组织研究员玛丽rayner说，农村妇女已经无法控制，在他们的关系与男人。大赦聚集报表从37妇女在Mpumalanga的夸祖鲁和纳塔尔省。他们说，有时候，当他们试图要求其性伴侣使用的保护，他们可能会经历口头侵略行为或暴力行为。

报告说，许多农村妇女与人类免疫缺陷病毒没有足够的钱前往医疗中心接受治疗。他们可能甚至不会有足够的钱用于食品。失业是一个大问题。

国际特赦组织发表报告，上周在伦敦。同时在伦敦，苏格兰歌手安妮拳王促进了她的新慈善歌曲，所谓的"星" 。其目的是为了筹集资金，为治疗行动运动，一个艾滋病毒/艾滋病组织在南非举行。

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这也是该美国之音特别英语发展报告撰写的吉尔苔。要了解更多有关人类免疫缺陷病毒与艾滋病问题，并为誊本及MP3音乐，我们的报道，去voaspecialenglish.com 。我八伯德纳。