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Ghana: Scaling up the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV

In 2020, the death of his best friend, Tawiah, reminded Nii Ayittey about the real dangers of AIDS. So...

Tanzania: National strategic plan to integrate health sector HIV and STI elimination

Tanzania has launched the Integrated Health Sector HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s) National Strategic Plan (NSP)...

WHO: HIV interventions should address needs of older persons

As the world continues to make significant progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the need to address the unique...

Namibia: Men urged to get circumcised to prevent HIV and cervical cancer

Christmas Shikongo a 33-year-old father of three and a community mobilizer working to reduce HIV-related deaths in Omuhongo Village,...

Angola’s youth take charge of their sexual and reproductive health through UNFPA programme

Youth activist Silvia Francisco was stumped by an internal battle she faced – until she joined a programme that...

Adolescents living with HIV in Kaduna embrace methods to combat stigma

When Hosea Isaac Dariya, a 23-year-old student of Economics Education at Kaduna state University, learned he was HIV positive,...

Early detection remains key in cervical cancer elimination

Having been diagnosed with cervical cancer in December 2016, Busi Mawudzi (49), notes that even though “the treatment journey was...

African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children

Ministers and representatives from twelve African countries have committed themselves, and laid out their plans, to end AIDS in...

The evolution of Rwanda’s HIV response through positive eyes

Charlene Byukusenge fondly remembers the carefree days of her childhood. "Playing outside, dancing, sharing toys with friends – those...

UNAIDS welcomes Kenya’s High Court judgement in landmark case of involuntary sterilization of women living with HIV

The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomes the judgement by the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi recognizing...

Recommit to equality to address HIV as a major global public health threat

Equal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights is crucial for all 8 billion people in our world...

Inequalities are blocking the end of the AIDS pandemic, says United Nations

Analysis by the UN ahead of World AIDS Day reveals that inequalities are obstructing the end of AIDS. On...