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news AIDS isn’t Over: Activists and celebrities unite for new campaign

Ahead of World AIDS Day, Frontline AIDS is launching its ‘AIDS Isn’t Over’ campaign to reignite the conversation around HIV and AIDS....

2 min read |30 Nov 2020

blog How the HIV response is adapting in the face of COVID-19

All over the world, community-based organisations are initiating innovations in HIV services to continue reaching people with what they need most, be it medicine, food, psychosocial support or emergency accommodation. ...

3 min read |09 Oct 2020

stories Advent of Change: the story behind the photo

Behind every photo in our gallery is a story on sexual health, and these stories are stories of change....

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stories Male sex workers and the fight for their lives in Malawi

Men who have sex with men and who are also sex workers face a double stigma. Aniz Mitha knows exactly what this means, because he’s lived it first-hand....

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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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blog How #BlackLivesMatter is reigniting my passion to ‘do development differently’

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....

3 min read | 10 Dec 2020

stories Nuro’s story: I am an example, I show them they are not alone

Nuro Amanula, a 22-year-old peer supporter from Mozambique, on why he is passionate about helping other gay men access lifesaving HIV prevention, care and treatment services....

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blog Political inaction and dwindling investment – what’s next for HIV prevention?

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....

5 min read | 01 Dec 2020

news COVID-19 Risks Undoing a Decade of HIV Prevention, Frontline Activists Warn

The fight against AIDS has been hard hit by COVID-19, new reports released today by Frontline AIDS show. ...

3 min read | 01 Dec 2020

blog Moving LGBT rights up the political agenda in Myanmar

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....

4 min read | 30 Nov 2020

stories From ‘enemies of the state’ to allies

In Zimbabwe, advocates from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities are fighting for – and achieving – the right to be consulted by the Government in policy making....

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