Through the many presentations, activities and events during the three days of the 2nd International Workshop on HIV Adolescence: Challenges and Solutions, the emphasis on youth involvement was highlighted consistently. It is through this lens that SHARE staff reflect on thoughts from youth participants before its closing.
Blogs
The youth tipping point: opportunities and challenges
SHARE staff
Looking at where we have come from, and where we are in southern Africa’s fight against HIV, it is clear that we have had some monumental successes and some incredible failures along the way, both of which we can learn from to do better. One clear theme throughout the first day of the 2nd International Workshop on HIV Adolescence: Challenges and Solutions was that we have not consistently and adequately gained the insights of the very people who are enrolled in studies to generate evidence on how to address the needs of these populations. Further, we have not committed the resources required to conduct the research on the populations that are difficult to reach, whether due to challenging ethical enrolment or stigma and criminalization of key populations.
Adolescent-focused research and development: an imperative on all fronts
SHARE staff
Despite the fact that people under the age of 18 make up about 25% of the global population, research among adolescents has been a neglected area. We know that it is important to conduct research among pediatric and adolescent populations, but to date the focus has remained on adults. Just how significant the risks are of not including adolescents in clinical trials emerged as a key theme at the 2nd International Workshop on HIV Adolescence, as well as the logistical, ethical, legal, justice, and human rights considerations that need to be taken into account when designing and implementing research involving adolescents.
Meet them where they are: Lessons learned from 100 LINKAGES stories
Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, FHI 360
For the past two years, I have managed the social media presence of the largest global project dedicated to key populations (KPs) and HIV: the USAID– and
New research underscores the connection between economics and HIV
Mandy Swann
Over the last three decades, a range of biomedical and behavioral approaches have dramatically reduced HIV incidence throughout the world and improved the quality and availability of life-saving treatment for those living with HIV.
Let’s Stop Youth-Splaining
Amy Uccello, Senior Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Technical Advisor, PSI
What does Youth-Powered Healthcare mean to me?
Well, as a 41-year old white woman living in Washington, D.C it means that you probably should not be asking me.
At least, not first.
One major reason the AIDS epidemic isn’t going away
Lindsey Freeze, Brand & Creative Services Manager, IntraHealth International
A few years ago Dany Stolbunov, now 20, told his doctor in Ukraine that he wanted to go to medical school. He was sharing his ambitions with someone he admired and trusted, who he thought might believe in him, the person responsible for his care.
Role of nurses in HIV/AIDS management: They are the first caregivers but not policymakers
Debjani Arora
Even the International AIDS Society never had a nurse on its board which is really shocking given that they are the first ones to give treatment to HIV/AIDS patients.
Opinion: 4 lessons for primary health care from the global response to HIV
Beth Tritter and Jeffrey Markuns
Last month, alongside the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission launched a groundbreaking
AIDS 2018: Finding ways to break barriers and build bridges to improve HIV prevention, care, and treatment
SHARE staff
People infected and affected by HIV face multiple, far-reaching barriers every day – from structural barriers affecting their access to services and care, to societal and scientific barriers keeping them from enjoying healthy, safe, and full lives. We highlight some of these barriers, and what innovative approaches are being developed to bridge them.
