People living with HIV or AIDS

The rise in the global female prison population, women’s unique vulnerabilities to HIV infection and insufficient provision and inequitable access to HIV services places the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) in prisons high on the agenda of HIV prevention among key populations.

With the rapid spread of COVID-19 across Africa, m2m President & CEO, Frank Beadle de Palomo, looks at how countries and organisations are harnessing lessons learned from the HIV/AIDS response to mitigate the impact of this new pandemic.

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's 21-day coronavirus lockdown presents an unusual challenge for a nation with the world's highest burden of HIV.  In order to remain healthy, those on antiretrovirals need to venture out of their homes for their lifesaving medication -- a move that puts them at greater

Dear valued stakeholder,

This toolkit was developed as an easy-to-read, “at-a-glance” job aid for healthcare providers working with adolescents living with HIV.

Background: Great strides have been made in decreasing paediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In South Africa, new paediatric HIV infections decreased by 84% between 2009 and 2015.

South Africa has spent the last two decades fighting against its deadly HIV and TB epidemics, and many of its HIV researchers are now mustering their expertise to battle the Covid-19 pandemic.The scientific community has “galvanized” to investigate the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes,

Background

BACKGROUND: Little is known about contextual factors that predict long-term mortality following HIV testing in resource-limited settings.

INTRODUCTION: Although knowledge of HIV positivity is a necessary step towards engagement in HIV care, more than one quarter of HIV-positive Malawian