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AIDS 2026 in Rio called on us all to rethink, rebuild and rise up. A conference in Latin America and the Caribbean was long overdue, and there was real enthusiasm for Brazil as host. But the backdrop was markedly different from the last time the conference met: unprecedented funding cuts have caused major disruption to HIV testing, prevention and community-led services. Even so, more than 7,000 delegates attended, and the conference gave the world a chance to learn about Brazil's approach: one that upholds the rights and the inclusion of key populations and integrates HIV services into Universal Health Coverage. Here are our key takeaways....
A Russian bombing attack on 19 July destroyed a warehouse of the Alliance for Public Health in Kyiv, including HIV prevention supplies and goods worth over US$2.6 million. ...
A devastating cut to foreign aid left the Global Fund with a funding shortfall and a race to keep services open. ...
Frontline AIDS' flagship youth programme shows how young people can be the driving force to help their peers thrive. ...
Five years ago, female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) barely registered as a global health priority. By 2025, The World Health Organization (WHO) had convened its first-ever consultation on the condition, donors had made their first public investment commitments, and several countries across Africa were integrating FGS into national health systems. That shift did not happen by accident....
In Cameroon, same-sex relationships are criminalised and LGBTQ+ people are often stigmatised and attacked. Our partner the Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS (CAMFAIDS) has spent years building the evidence base and relationships needed to shift how the state engages with sexual minorities....
The UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in New York this week has left hundreds of civil society organisations, including Frontline AIDS, asking why catastrophic shifts in the HIV landscape were not met with a more ambitious Political Declaration. We reflect on lost opportunities, rights pushback and what comes next....
