The relationship between HIV/AIDS and migration/trafficking was studied
at a seminar held at the Embassy of Rwanda, at the invitation of HE
Rosemary Museminali, Rwanda Ambassador to the Court of St. James.
Mrs Museminali spoke most movingly of the problems encountered by young
children who found themselves the heads of families as their parents had
died of Aids.
Edwige Fortier, Policy Adviser to the All Party Parliamentary Group on
HIV, who deals with migration related difficulties, used her specialised
parliamentary knowledge to underline the special risks for women. Dr
Charlotte Watts, Senior Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine, gave an impressive presentation on the spread of the
pandemic through migration and trafficking.
A lively question and answer session followed and the Ambassador was
warmly thanked for her hospitality and that of her staff.
Lois Hainsworth
