Women and girls in Africa are at escalated risk of violence, exploitation, poverty, and HIV infection, due to the Trump administration’s abrupt shuttering of more than 80 percent of the United States Agency for International Development and…
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World Aids Day is an opportunity to reflect on how to reduce the inequalities, stigma and healthcare barriers that people living with HIV often face. More importantly, the Day highlights community-led efforts that empower people living with HIV so that no one is left behind. This story was first published in the …
The actress and singer discusses what her work as a sexual health advocate has taught her about helping to improve health outcomes in Black communities. Read the full article here.
Zimbabwe, where HIV has led to tens of thousands of deaths over the past two decades, is one of the first countries to roll out lenacapavir, a long-acting drug that authorities hope will slow new infections. Read the full article here.
UN Women's Programme on Women's Empowerment in Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health rights in humanitarian settings in the Horn of Africa Region (POWER), supported by the Austrian Development Agency, addressed gender equality and women’s empowerment as central to women’s enjoyment of their rights to health services.
This World AIDS Day reminds us that we have the power to transform lives and futures, and end the AIDS epidemic once and for all.
Read the UN Secretary General World AIDS Day message here.
This World AIDS Day comes amid deep uncertainty, and this year’s theme, “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response”, is a clear call to action: the world must step up, not step back.
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UNAIDS releases its 2025 World AIDS Day report: Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response: The 2025 funding crisis has thrown the AIDS response into turmoil with massive disruptions to HIV prevention and community led services, particularly for the most vulnerable. However, the new report by UNAIDS shows evidence that resilience, investment and innovation combined with global solidarity still offer a path to end AIDS. …
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HIV-blocking prophylactic antivirals in vaginal-ring and injectable form are not only longer-acting than daily pills, they’re also more discreet. Read the full article here.
2025 marks a turning point in the HIV response. Experts are suggesting a projected 24% decrease in HIV funding over the next year in the context of reductions to international aid by several governments, extensive cuts to the US Agency for International Development, and withheld funds for the US President's Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). …
The United Kingdom has made significant strides in tackling HIV, however a gender gap in care still exists. Women make up a third of the people living with HIV in the UK, yet they’re often overlooked in testing, prevention and care – which can lead to late diagnoses and poorer health outcomes. Read the full article here.
This analysis seeks to determine the effects of intimate partner violence on recent HIV infection and viral load suppression. The results suggest that eliminating intimate partner violence altogether could significantly contribute to ending the HIV epidemic.
This research paper explores the importance of integrating mental health services into PrEP delivery, based on the experiences of a cohort of South African adolescent girls and young women. Previous research has shown that AGYW who may benefit from PrEP also face high rates of mental disorders. With a focus on integrating mental health treatment as supported by this research, PrEP adherence amongst AGYW may increase signficantly.
This research led to the development of a framework for understanding PrEP stigma among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa. This framework includes potential drivers and facilitators of stigma as well as resulting outcomes and health impacts. It provides insight into effective areas for intervention, and thus is a useful tool for the design and evaluation of future interventions.
Adolescents and young adults living with or affected by HIV have specific needs and priorities that are currently unmet by the global HIV response. This document provides evidence-based recommendations for interventions targeted towards adolescents and young adults based on WHO guidelines.
This report evaluates the extent to which the global HIV response has achieved equity in their outcomes. Despite a strong stated commitment to equity, disparities in access and outcomes persist, and the world is off-track to meet 2030 goals due to stagnating investments, shifting priorities, backlash to gender equality, and deterioration of human rights.
From Site: The SHELEARNS toolkit was developed collaboratively by ARASA and ATHENA to contribute to and strengthen sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) advocacy for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Eastern and Southern Africa. At the core of the toolkit and the #SheLearns programme is intersectional feminism that emphasises collaboration and a non-hierarchical environment. The toolkit was therefore developed with and for…
This fact sheet shares important facts and figures that describe the state of the HIV epidemic for adolescent girls and young women. These statistics demonstrate the disproportionate burden of the HIV epidemic that adolescent girls and young women still face, especially as compared to their male counterparts. In 2022, there were an estimated 1.9 million adolescent girls and young women living with HIV, and comparably fewer--1.2 million--…
From Site: This paper is based on a review of literature as well as a series of community interviews with women who use drugs who are living with HIV in different regions of the world as well as selected other stakeholders who work in the fields of HIV and harm reduction. The experience of women who use drugs and live with HIV along the HIV service continuum and factors that impact their health and rights are explored. The paper seeks to…