New prevention tools, old barriers: Young people shaping the HIV response in Asia and the Pacific
Taking a pill every day may sound simple. But for a young person worried about stigma, privacy or how to explain the medication to their family, it can be anything but.
“I was in a cage. LEN gave me freedom”
After years of fear, a young trans woman in Gauteng found HIV protection that works for her: an injection she needs only twice a year.
1.1%: the number that rewrote Madagascar's HIV response
Not too long ago, across Madagascar, in regions facing severe drought and extreme poverty, some young girls were in dire straits, unable to buy basic necessities, some-times having to exchange unprotected sex for commodities as commonplace as a single tomato.
Communities, authorities and UNAIDS coordinate to maintain HIV care during emergencies in Colombia and Venezuela
In June, earthquakes in Venezuela left many people living with HIV facing urgent questions. Were pharmacies and health facilities still operating? Where could they collect their medicines? How could they continue their care? At the Venezuelan Network of People Living with HIV (RVG+), the phone started ringing as people sought information and support.
UNAIDS works with partners and communities to support Zambia's rollout of Lenacapavir to prevent new HIV infections
With Zambia having received the delivery of the first US-funded HIV prevention medicine Lenacapavir, UNAIDS is now working in close partnership with the Zambian government, communities, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and the US government to ensure that this new HIV prevention option reaches the people who need it the most to prevent new HIV infections in the country.
Built on trust - Community-led HIV responses in Thailand
Sitting in front of his computer, Arm, communications lead at SWING, a community-led organization providing HIV and sexual health services for gay men, transgender people and sex workers in Thailand, scrolls through the digital campaigns he has created to make accessing HIV prevention more engaging.
"Funding Community-led harm reduction is not optional to end AIDS” - An interview with Anton Basenko
UNAIDS sat down with Anton Basenko, Executive Director of International Network for People who Use Drugs (INPUD) during the latest coordinating board meeting where Member States and partners discussed how people who inject drugs are disproportionately impacted by the HIV epidemic worldwide.
UNAIDS Brazil and Africa Creative win award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
UNAIDS Brazil and Africa Creative have been awarded a Bronze Lion in the Social & Creator category at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for the Cover It campaign (Proibidão Protegidão, in Brazilian Portuguese), which uses the popularity of Brazilian funk music to expand the conversation on HIV prevention.
Brazilian LGBTQIA+ organizations demand equitable access to lenacapavir
Brazilian LGBTQIA+ organizations participating in the Pride Parade, led by the São Paulo LGBT Pride Association (APOLGBT-SP), have called for universal access to lenacapavir. The twice yearly long-acting injectable medication is considered one of the most significant innovations in HIV prevention and treatment. Lenacapavir has demonstrated nearly 100% efficacy in preventing HIV.
Haves and have nots: Combating health disparities in Morocco
Despite more than two decades of medical practice under her belt, Bouchra Assarag still revels going out in the field.
