MENA ROSA
HIV IN MENA REGION:
From a slow start, HIV is gaining ground in the
Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA).
MENA is one of only two regions in the world
where the numbers of new infections, and
deaths from AIDS-related causes, is still rising.
WLHIV represent 40% of the estimated 470,000
[340,000 – 540,000] people living with HIV in
the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Many countries across the region are already
witnessing a shift towards more HIV infections
among women.
MENA ROSA
- MENA Rosa is a group of women who will work for the
rights of women working for dignity and love.
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- The name of the group originates from MENA Middle
East and North Africa and Rosa: as the first black woman
on a bus in the US who refused to give up her seat to a
white man, starting the civil rights movement for black
Americans. Rosa is also a feminine symbol.
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- And also mean flowers its carry a good smile and Thistle.
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- The shifting political order in MENA presents new 
challenges to, and new opportunities for, a better life for all
citizens. For women living with HIV, the changes they want
to see cannot come soon enough.
STANDING UP - SPEAKING OUT
The doctor told me: You’ve got AIDS; this
means you are not a good person.”
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Woman living with HIV, Tunisia
“I am a woman living with HIV. I would
love to have a projectwith a stable
income.I want a good project because I
have the ability to dosomething good in
this life.”
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Woman living with HIV, Jordan
I wish that my husband sees me as 
beautiful;
I do not want to look ugly in front of him.
Woman living with HIV, Lebanon
RECOMMENDATIONS
Improved access to quality education and employment
for girls and women.
Financial and social support to women as caregivers 
Guaranteed access to the best available care for HIV 
Policies, projects and enabling legislation that 
specifically address the needs of women at higher risk
of HIV infection, including female sex workers and
women who inject drugs
Further engagement of religious leaders to reduce 
community stigma and discrimination.
Changes in legislation and law enforcement to help 
women realize the same political, economic and social
rights as men
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THANK YOU