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“I was born a boy but in my mind I’m a girl. People need to be open, stop judging us, let us wear (clothes) the way we feel so that we can be comfortable and enjoy our lives.” These are … more →

Legendary singer Sir Elton John and Prince Harry last week called on youths to “stand up and be counted” in the fight against AIDS. The two leading AIDS campaigners were speaking at a youth-focused special session on 21 July at … more →

New evidence into the factors that contribute to high rates of infection in women and girls in Africa that could lead to new treatment approaches was shared at the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban. Delegates were given insights into … more →

For the first time in its 10-year history, a Burundian organisation has won the prestigious Red Ribbon Award (RRA) that celebrates community leadership and action on AIDS. This award is hosted by UNAIDS in partnership with AIDS 2016, the Global … more →

Young people must have the right support to empower them to make meaningful contributions to HIV programming and decision-making, according to delegates at the AIDS 2016 conference in Durban. With an estimated 2,100 young people becoming infected by HIV every … more →

Up to 5,000 people, including activists and people living and affected by HIV /AIDS marched on Monday July, 18, 2016, jamming the streets of Durban to demand universal treatment, support, funding and care for all people living with HIV. They … more →

Sex workers have called for an increase in sensitisation and provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEp) to prevent themselves from getting HIV. Presenting a paper on 18 July at AIDS 2016, Carolyn Njoroge from Kenya Sex Worker Alliance (KESWA) said there … more →

United Nations (UN) secretary general Ban Ki-moon has called on governments to ensure universal access to treatment at the 21st International AIDS conference in Durban. Mr Ban warned of an immediate need for more action to avoid backsliding on progress … more →

The search for HIV cure is of “paramount importance” and must be a priority for the future of HIV research, said Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, co-chair of the 21st International AIDS Society (AIS) conference. Speaking at an event ahead of AIDS 2016, … more →

Experts and leaders have called for increased investment, better access to testing and cheaper drugs if the ambitious UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets are to be met. The UNAIDS strategy for eliminating HIV, launched in 2014, sets out that by 2020, 90 … more →

How a polygamous marriage is overcoming the stigma around HIV discordant HIV relationships in Kenya. more →

Dizzy and sweating, 25-year-old Kevin Amoding sits with her eyes closed in the HIV clinic, as her tiny little daughter begins to cry. She walked three kilometres from her village to Asuret Health Centre III and has spent the last … more →

Being disabled, HIV positive and having treatment for tuberculosis is a challenge that Ellen Banda is all too familiar with. more →

It is not easy to get member state consensus on Political Declarations at the UN. Drafts go back and forth, words are pored over, red-lines get drawn and horse-trading is often the order of the day. more →

Young people in Uganda are learning how to track progress towards the global development goals for 2030. more →

In Malawi young people are being empowered with advocacy skills to demand sexual and reproductive health services. more →

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 →

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 →

In Uganda, tuk tuks are helping healthcare workers reach young people who are most vulnerable to HIV with sexual and reproductive health services. more →

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 →

People living with HIV across Kenya will soon have free access to the latest technology to test for tuberculosis. more →

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 →

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 →

At an international conference in Copenhagen, young advocates have charged leaders to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people everywhere. more →

Although female condoms have been in the global market for almost 15 years, the product is still unknown to many women. more →

Young leaders meeting in Copenhagen for a conference to address girls’ and women’s health and rights issues said they must raise their voices for meaningful involvement in decision-making. more →

In Nigeria since the introduction of an anti-homosexuality law in 2014 which criminalises LGBT people, increasing homophobia has been having a negative impact on the HIV response. more →

Over 200 young leaders from around the world have been meeting to discuss issues of women and girls’ health, ahead of the Women Deliver conference which kicks off today (16 May) in Denmark. more →

Failure by the government to come up with a clear-cut stance on homosexuality is endangering the lives of gays in Malawi. more →

Mandla is a bright young man who knows his right to access HIV services, but homophobic attitudes in his community prevented him going to a health clinic for a long time. more →

See how a young man who contracted HIV as a result of injecting heroin is thriving today. This is the first in a series of photo stories about people living with HIV. more →

Communities affected by HIV, TB and malaria must be involved at all levels of the response to these diseases, according to grassroots and civil society groups in Africa. more →

It’s a cold April morning, yet tension in the room full of advocates for the rights of sexual minority groups, makes it feel like a hot summer afternoon. more →

Health workers in the southwestern district of Insigiro, Uganda are calling for more research to study why contraceptive implants failed to be effective on women taking antiretroviral drugs. more →

A human right is a freedom of some kind – for example to choose how you live or express yourself – but many people, particularly in Burundi, do not know or understand their rights. more →

When I came to the UK to study, I was told the HIV medication I was on, was not available. It’s quite ironic, considering the comments I’ve heard in the UK about HIV treatment in Zimbabwe. more →

While significant scientific and social research has looked into the causes and effects of HIV on the global population, little attention has been given to the effects and risks of AIDS-related illness on people with disabilities. more →

It was Saalim’s fortieth day as a city street thief, and he stole because he needed the cash to buy his daily dose of heroin. The day ended with a close brush with death. more →

As world leaders meet in New York this week to discuss drugs, Kenya is proposing innovative approaches to tackling the drug problem as a way of managing the HIV epidemic. more →

At the UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs (UNGASS) this week, two very different approaches to the ‘world drug problem’ will have to be thrashed out by UN member states. more →

In Kenya an ambitious new target to increase national funding of HIV research sees the government expecting to raise about USD109 million from local sources over the next five years. more →

Being a young woman living with HIV, and an advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights, l have experienced and witnessed violence against young girls and women. more →

Young people must be involved in policy making and programming to achieve the global goal of healthy lives for all at all ages. more →

Circumcision can help prevent HIV transmission, but fears around it affecting sexual performance can often put people off the procedure. more →

Abiti speaks to our correspondent in Malawi about her struggle to live with HIV as a physically-challenged mother of three children. more →

On World TB Day (24 March) read Hope’s chronicle of life as a sex worker and being diagnosed with TB, then later HIV. more →

If just 7.5% of the estimated $100 billion spent annually on the war on drugs was instead directed to spending on harm reduction, we could practically end HIV among injecting drug users more →

Strengthening referral systems and ensuring effective HIV and TB care and support is at the heart of a new project in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. more →

People with mental illnesses who are also living with HIV face the worst kind of stigma within Kenyan society, experts have warned. more →

On 14 February, Valentine’s Day, more than 50 young Burundians lined up to get condoms at a youth centre in the capital, Bujumbura. more →

On International Women’s Day (8 March), leaders around the world are taking pledges on issues of gender equality; HIV and sex work are issues on which they must take action. more →

Sunday 6 March is International Children’s Day of Broadcasting. With that in mind, what role can the broadcasting media play in tackling HIV among children? more →

Watch Christine’s story and find out how she learned to negotiate for safer sex through the support of the Uganda Link Up project. more →

Uganda may miss out on the 2016 Global Fund grants, due to its failure to spend past funds and deliver the programmes for which the money was intended. more →

In Nigeria efforts to combat the virus have had limited success, and new infections are recorded daily especially among more at risk groups such as young people and men who have sex with men. more →

As Ugandans gear up for the 2016 general election, HIV is a hot issue. But what is on offer from each party? more →

The subject of contraception is a hot topic in faith communities, which made for some exciting discussions at the recent International Conference on Family Planning in Indonesia. more →

Read about the consensus arrived at during a family planning conference regarding young people and their sexuality. more →

As the International Conference on Family Planning closes, Danai Majaha canvasses delegates for their most important message. more →

Young Indonesians’ sexual and reproductive rights are denied as government blocks access to condoms. more →

Increasing access to trained birth attendants is vital to respond to high maternal and infant mortality rates in developing countries, something Indonesia is working hard to address. more →

Family planning is not only about the rights of women and girls to make their own choices about having children and looking after their reproductive health, it’s also key to global development. more →

Find out what youth participants say are the challenges and solutions for meeting the family planning needs of young people. more →

The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) has kicked off on a high note in Indonesia with strong calls from young people to have more control over their sexual and reproductive health. more →