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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

news Ugandan bill extends criminalisation of LGBT+ people and sex workers

Civil society organisations in Uganda have expressed dismay after the passing of the Sexual Offences Bill 2019, which was debated in Parliament earlier this week....

2 min read | 06 May 2021

news US supports suspending vaccine patents in major step towards People’s Vaccine

US Government support for the TRIPS waiver brings the world closer to the removal of a major obstacle in the drive to increase vaccine production worldwide....

1 min read | 06 May 2021

stories Role models and agency: what young women want

Adolescent girls and young women are among the hardest hit by the HIV epidemic and, in Mozambique, the rate of new infections among this demographic is worryingly high....

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stories What is it like living with HIV during a pandemic?

When the pandemic hit last year, many people lost their jobs overnight and had no way to pay bills or buy food. For many living with HIV, the trauma was even greater....

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news UK Government cuts funding for UNAIDS by more than 80%

The UK Government will drastically reduce its annual commitment to the UN's HIV programme to £2.5 million this year, a decision described by Frontline AIDS as "maddeningly shortsighted"....

2 min read | 29 Apr 2021

stories Anabela’s story: opportunity knocks with Skills2Live in Mozambique

How vocational training, entrepreneurship classes and life-skills sessions are improving vulnerable young people’s health and well-being...

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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