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blog More power and equality to communities most affected by HIV and AIDS

The new UNAIDS strategy puts forward a bold and transformational approach for addressing the inequalities that stand in the way of ending AIDS....

3 min read |29 Mar 2021

blog Generation Equality: movement building and solidarity to end AIDS

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. ...

3 min read |08 Mar 2021

stories Maria’s story: “They have to see us as human beings”

Diagnosed with HIV at 18 and shunned by the community, Maria found solace as a mentee with the READY to Lead programme in Zimbabwe and went on to become a mentor herself....

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news Professor Nana Poku appointed Chair of Frontline AIDS in ‘exciting renewal’ of board of trustees

Professor Nana Poku, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Frontline AIDS board of trustees....

3 min read |17 Mar 2021

stories From suicidal thoughts to speaking up for young mums with HIV

For Vengai, a young single mum living with HIV, the birth of her daughter proved a major turning point and now she’s changing the lives of others as a mentor with the READY to Lead programme....

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news Frontline AIDS endorses ‘transformational’ new Global AIDS Strategy

Frontline AIDS has presented the following statement at the UNAIDS PCB meeting on the proposed Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026....

2 min read | 24 Mar 2021

blog Urgent action needed on TB and HIV to curb impact of COVID-19

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....

4 min read | 24 Mar 2021

stories “I’ve become more confident”: the plumbing course that offers a whole lot more

How vocational courses are helping vulnerable young people in Mozambique and Zimbabwe increase their employability, health and well-being....

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blog HIV R4P: Three reasons to be excited about the future of HIV prevention

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....

2 min read | 05 Feb 2021

blog Enter the Ring – New HIV prevention method places power in women’s hands

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....

2 min read | 02 Feb 2021

news President Biden repeals ‘Global Gag Rule’

In a long-awaited move, US President Joe Biden has repealed the Trump administration's expanded 'Global Gag Rule'....

1 min read | 28 Jan 2021

stories Community HIV health agents reach marginalised people in Mozambique

In Mozambique, our two-year Deep Engagement programme has changed lives with its focus on providing individualised stigma-free HIV services for LGBT people....

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stories Eswatini: ‘Is it a crime to love someone?’

In Eswatini, nowhere does the lack of respect shown to people because of their sexual orientation go deeper than in religious circles. Imagine then what would happen if a pastor himself was discovered to identify as bisexual....

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