Latest from the frontline
Our Executive Director, Christine Stegling, reports back from a subdued International AIDS Conference.
Responding to the rising levels of intimate partner violence experienced by women who use drugs in Kenya during COVID-19
For sex workers and people who use drugs – who are already living precariously – COVID-19 is having a devastating impact and we are calling for urgent action to address their health needs.
Alongside this year’s International AIDS Conference, Frontline AIDS and our partners hosted two virtual side events to focus conversation on the human rights impacts of COVID-19 and what the new pandemic means for marginalised communities and progress on HIV prevention. Here are five key takeaways.
Eddie Mkhatshwa, our READY+ programme coordinator in eSwatini, reflects on how we adapted the programme to COVID-19, and what the secondary effects of the pandemic may be for young people living with HIV. ...
The war on drugs has wreaked havoc on millions of people across the world for half a century, but remains uncontested by all but a few. It has become an established part of the world order, even when its devastating impacts – not to mention its lack of success – are all too obvious....
How a national female-led forum is making Zimbabwe’s HIV response more equitable and effective....
At today’s pre-meeting for the 46th UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board I spoke* about our partners’ experiences on the frontline and highlighted our call to action on HIV, TB and COVID-19....
One of the enduring slogans from the HIV response is: Viruses don’t discriminate. People do....
A reflection from Lois Chingandu, our director of evidence and influence, following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis....
HIV prevention must be at the heart of UNAIDS new strategy for beyond 2021, but first it is vital to recognise the scale of failure to meet the 2020 targets. ...
