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Following an upsurge of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its spread to a growing number of other countries, the African Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have declared Mpox a public health emergency of international concern. Frontline AIDS has convened a response team which will bring partners together to share expertise on how communities and civil society organisations can best respond....
Frontline AIDS is celebrating its 30-year anniversary to create a future free from AIDS for everyone, everywhere in July 2024. ...
Monday, 19 August, was World Humanitarian Day. The ‘polycrisis’ we are facing (security threats, global health challenges and climate change) is a daunting scenario, but also an opportunity to break silos across sectors and work together....
The recent International AIDS 2024 conference in Munich, Germany, showcased the progress we’ve made so far, but also served as a global wake-up call regarding the danger of failing to address the remaining challenges, says John Plastow, Interim Executive Director, Frontline AIDS....
Last week Frontline AIDS joined the 54th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board to voice our concerns about the impact of anti-rights opposition on achieving HIV targets. We emphasised the need for greater investment in community-led responses and highlighted specific challenges facing the HIV response in the Middle East and North Africa....
A new technical guide developed by Frontline AIDS and partners aims to help health planners and programmers to integrate female genital schistosomiasis services with wider sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) interventions....
This year, New York becomes the epicentre of global change, hosting two landmark events—the 57th Commission on Population and Development (CPD57) in May and the Summit of the Future in September. These convenings will challenge member states to renew their pledges and intensify efforts on key issues like gender equality, health, and rights. At this critical juncture in the fight against inequalities, we must ask: What will these developments mean for HIV and our vision to end AIDS?...
Frontline AIDS is deeply concerned by Uganda’s Constitutional Court decision not to overturn the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, in its entirety....
