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Frontline AIDS’ Black and people of colour group formed shortly after George Floyd’s murder amid a global outpouring of solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement. They share why his death has triggered a new hope where unpacking race and HIV, and holding people to account are key to ending AIDS.
As the second wave of COVID-19 engulfs India, Alliance India is getting critical help to the frontline of the HIV response.
The new UNAIDS strategy puts forward a bold and transformational approach for addressing the inequalities that stand in the way of ending AIDS.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictive measures are negatively impacting the testing and treatment of millions of people living with TB and HIV co-infection. The World Health Organization estimates an additional 400,000 lives could be lost.
COVID-19 threatens to derail the HIV response, but a new agenda on gender equality brings new hope for women and girls affected by HIV. ...
Despite the enormous challenges posed by COVID-19, many scientists attending this year's virtual HIV Research 4 Prevention conference voiced optimism that we are entering a golden age for HIV prevention....
January marked an important step on the path to the first fully female-controlled HIV prevention method, after the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended use of the dapivirine vaginal ring for cisgender women at ‘substantial risk’ of HIV, as part of combination prevention approaches....
Divya Bajpai, Director: Programmes at Frontline AIDS, gives her perspective on how the ongoing movement for racial equality could be transformative for organisations working in international development....
This World AIDS Day, organisations at the forefront of the HIV response are sounding the alarm that a shift in focus to COVID-19 risks creating a sharp rise in new infections....
In Myanmar, if you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) existing laws leave you open to arrest, abuse and extortion at the hands of the police. Not only does this violate LGBT people’s human rights, it sanctions stigma and abuse from others and prevents LGBT people from accessing life-saving HIV services....
This week the World Health Assembly (WHA) resumed its virtual session. ...
In mid October, Uganda’s first opioid substitution treatment (OST) programme opened at Butabika hospital in Kampala. This represents a beacon of hope to the people who use drugs who have suffered with opioid dependence over the years....
In Vietnam, the Centre for Supporting Community Development Initiatives (SCDI) is working closely with the police on a pilot scheme that is improving the health and lives of people who use drugs while also enabling the police to reach public security goals. ...