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Why is it so hard for young women in Uganda to carry a condom?

When Esther, 20, went to a supermarket to buy a condom, some people in the supermarket started laughing at her. But why should a woman taking control of her sexual health be funny? more
June 3, 2016 Filed under HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights 0 Comments

Zimbabwe: clinic changes lives for young people with HIV

Born with HIV and living on the streets in Zimbabwe is a double challenge to say the least, but this was the situation for Anashe* who was orphaned in 2007, when he was 12. more
June 1, 2016 Filed under HIV, children and young people 1 Comments

Uganda: sexual health services arrive on three wheels

In Uganda, tuk tuks are helping healthcare workers reach young people who are most vulnerable to HIV with sexual and reproductive health services. more
May 27, 2016 Filed under HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights 0 Comments

Project helps young people with sexual health info and rights

In Uganda, many young people lack access to quality information on sexual and reproductive health, but a project called Link Up is helping to change this. more
May 26, 2016 Filed under HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights 0 Comments

Kenya scales up testing for tuberculosis

People living with HIV across Kenya will soon have free access to the latest technology to test for tuberculosis. more
May 24, 2016 Filed under HIV and wider development issues 0 Comments

‘Link Up’ breaks taboos around sexual health in eastern Africa

Despite cultural challenges in Ethiopia, young people have teamed up to visit primary schools in a bid to create awareness of sexual and reproductive health and rights among young adolescents as a response to HIV. more
May 23, 2016 Filed under HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights 0 Comments

WhatsApp in Kenya: real time messaging about HIV

What’s the best way for young people to talk about HIV in an urban slum in Kenya? For Maxfacta, an organisation working in an informal settlement in Mathare, it is social media. more
May 20, 2016 Filed under HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights 3 Comments

Women Deliver 2016: young people demand sexual and reproductive rights

At an international conference in Copenhagen, young advocates have charged leaders to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people everywhere. more
May 19, 2016 Filed under HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights 0 Comments