Tagged as: COVID-19

New UNAIDS data ‘should sound alarm bells’ 06 Jul 2020

New data from the United Nations’ joint programme on HIV and AIDS should be a wake-up call that progress made in recent years to tackle the global p...

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In lockdown and beyond – young people and HIV 06 Jul 2020

Eddie Mkhatshwa, our READY+ programme coordinator in eSwatini, reflects on how we adapted the programme to COVID-19, and what the secondary effects of...

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COVID-19 and gender 25 Jun 2020

Practical guides for adolesecents and young people, and their parents and caregivers to see how gender can affect our lives during the COVID-19 pandem...

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Community-led responses save lives amid COVID-19 11 Jun 2020

At today’s pre-meeting for the 46th UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board I spoke* about our partners’ experiences on the frontline and highlighted ...

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Six ways to stand against COVID-19 stigma: lessons from the HIV response 05 Jun 2020

One of the enduring slogans from the HIV response is: Viruses don’t discriminate. People do....

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UNAIDS’ new strategy must focus on HIV prevention and face down the threats 04 Jun 2020

HIV prevention must be at the heart of UNAIDS new strategy for beyond 2021, but first it is vital to recognise the scale of failure to meet the 2020 t...

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Sex work: holding the knife on the sharpest edge 02 Jun 2020

Impossible choices - work and risk getting or passing on COVID-19, or starve. How the COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions have made life very difficul...

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World Health Assembly agrees to protect the ‘most vulnerable’ – but who are they? 29 May 2020

There is much to be celebrated about the outcome of last week’s virtual World Health Assembly, which brought together ministers and heads of state a...

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COVID-19 and HIV webinar 20 May 2020

COVID-19 & HIV webinar: Continuing services with and for marginalised people...

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