Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 17, Issue 34 , Pages 146-153 , November 2009

Advocating prevention over punishment: the risks of HIV criminalization in Burkina Faso

  • Patrice Sanon

      Affiliations

    • Legal Consultant, Réseau Accès aux Médicaments Essentiels (RAME), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
  • ,
  • Simon Kaboré

      Affiliations

    • National Coordinator, RAME, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
  • ,
  • Jennifer Wilen

      Affiliations

    • Program Officer, Africa, International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC), New York NY, USA
  • ,
  • Susanna J Smith

      Affiliations

    • Health Policy Consultant, Raleigh NC; formerly Program Officer, Communications, IWHC, New York NY, USA
  • ,
  • Jane Galvão

      Affiliations

    • HIV/AIDS Policy Consultant, Brooklyn NY; formerly Senior Program Officer, International HIV/AIDS, IWHC, New York NY, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(09)34484-5

Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 17, Issue 34 , Pages 146-153 , November 2009