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Lots of us love social media, but it can have its downsides too. If you ever feel stressed or bad when scrolling through, or find it hard to step away, read on

Condoms can be super sexy – if you know how to use them. Here are some tips that will blow your mind

Social media can be great, but it can have its downsides too. Here's how to recognise the risks

Interviews with people in low-income households in South Africa show how changing circumstances and priorities affect people’s ability to take HIV treatment

Manifesto calls for women and girls in East and Southern Africa to have access to all HIV prevention options – and the freedom to choose which method is right for them 

Limited access to smartphones, poor network coverage and a lack of privacy and digital literacy leads to low uptake

Luann Hatane on what's still stopping young people in Africa from using sexual and reproductive health services and how health providers can change young people’s lives for the better

The Fifth Botswana AIDS Impact Survey confirms the country has met the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets ahead of schedule

Tonderai Mwareka from Zimbabwe National Network of People living with HIV (ZNNP+) talks about HIV stigma and the barriers this creates to vital HIV services

World Health Organization’s global consultation shows why it’s time to talk to young people about U=U 

HIV testing, diagnosis and treatment among adolescents fell sharply in 2020, analysis from 15 African countries plus Haiti shows 

You might have heard terms like ‘trans’, ‘non-binary’, ‘genderqueer’ and ‘cis’ – but what do they all mean?  

Young people in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe express a preference for on-demand PrEP over daily PrEP – one of the biggest reasons is HIV stigma

Our take on the most exciting research at the 12th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science  

In this first-hand blog, Joyce Ouma shares her personal experiences on the challenges of living with HIV and highlights the negative effects of stigma

World Health Organization releases guidance on the three levels of HIV viral suppression and what they mean for HIV transmission and people’s health