Lack of drug-resistance testing should not stop prescription of third-line HIV treatment
Two-thirds of people with second-line treatment failure can reach viral suppression following adherence support in West Africa.
Community health workers make the difference!
This World AIDS DAY 2019 hear from three community health workers in southern Africa as they share their experiences of the job and the challenges they face in their work.
What do potential HIV self-testers think about the new technology in Africa?
Evidence review reveals what HIV self-testers, potential testers, policy-makers and healthcare providers in Eastern and Southern Africa think of the new testing technology.
'No benefit' in giving HIV-exposed babies co-trimoxazole, study finds
South African study finds co-trimoxazole did not increase protection against pneumonia or diarrhoea among HIV-exposed infants in their first year of life. But in Malaria-ridden areas, there is still a case.
'Critically low' awareness of HIV status among gay men in Africa
Men who have sex with men in Africa are more likely to test for HIV than other African men, but are significantly less likely to be on treatment or virally suppressed.
Young adolescent girls are benefitting from US-led DREAMS initiative in Africa
Ambitious HIV and sexual health initiative, DREAMS, is successfully reaching young adolescent girls in Kenya and South Africa one year after implementation.
Topical PrEP gel can be successful in public sector clinics
Providing PrEP to women attending government-run family planning clinics could be a successful way to increase access and adherence to PrEP, a trial from South Africa suggests.