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On the occasion of World AIDS Day, we recall lessons learned from the HIV epidemic, most especially that restrictive, stigmatizing and punitive measures can lead to significant human rights violations, with...
Campaign messages for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence INTRODUCTION COVID-19 is not only a health issue, just as HIV never was. It impacts a wide range of human...
Episode 2: On understanding community needs In this second episode, we talk with Thomas Cai about his experience working with people who use drugs in Asia to help provide treatment and...
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread across the globe, it became clear that fears of contracting COVID-19, misinformation and subsequent stigma were major factors deterring people seeking HIV prevention and...
“There were no such diseases back in the day! AIDS came into being only because of college kids like you messing around,” shouted an old man at a group of students...
The Ashodaya pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstration project for female sex workers in south India has shown how PrEP and HIV prevention programmes can be strengthened and their implementation accelerated beyond pilot...
While pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been shown to be highly efficacious, with up to 99% protection if the drug is taken as directed, delivering a successful PrEP program is challenging. A...
“I cannot provide my family with sufficient food as my earnings have gone down. I feel depressed seeing my family going through economic pain and hunger,” says Kamal Hossain (not his...
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