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A pilot offering injectable PrEP to adolescent girls and young women is due to start next year

Dolutegravir is more effective than other antiretroviral drugs at getting HIV back under control if someone’s viral load rises

Growing evidence suggests climate change is affecting HIV epidemics in Africa and elsewhere

Country is the first in Africa and third in the world to approve the use of long-acting cabotegravir to prevent HIV

Latest research shows people with HIV who are vaccinated are unlikely to get seriously ill or die from COVID-19, but those with low CD4 counts are more at risk

Interviews with healthcare workers in Zanzibar reveal a lack of knowledge and equipment to diagnose the disease, risking serious consequences for women’s health, including HIV 

HIV criminalisation causes widescale harm, especially to already marginalised groups, global evidence review finds

Research with adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Zimbabwe finds a link between PrEP adherence and risky behaviour

New strategy outlines how to design messages for groups most at risk of HIV to increase demand for PrEP

The activist network GNP+ has launched the ‘Not a criminal’ campaign which sets out to mobilise community action and hold governments, law and decision makers to account

Analysis from sub-Saharan Africa finds a direct link between food insecurity and HIV risk for women, but this link is not found for men

Healthcare workers feel positive about using mobile phones to increase sexual and reproductive health information and services in rural areas, but barriers exist

South African study finds being away from partners can stop women from taking PrEP properly while trying to conceive

Female genital schistosomiasis can make women and girls more vulnerable to HIV. But what it is and how can you avoid it?

Ethiopian study with women who sell sex found two-thirds had good knowledge of HIV and practiced HIV prevention, such as using condoms and getting tested

The impact of youth peer educators goes far beyond health outcomes – yet their contributions often go unrecognised and undervalued