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Hydro power proves life changing for people with HIV in Zimbabwe

Shupi is an unemployed widower with three children, living in a remote village. She is also living with HIV and a new hydro power project has helped change her life. more
September 9, 2015 Filed under HIV and wider development issues 0 Comments

How young people in Burundi are tackling HIV

On World Sexual Health Day (4 September), HIV youth advocates are highlighting the fact that the disease is the number one cause of adolescent deaths in Africa. more
September 4, 2015 Filed under HIV, children and young people 0 Comments

Adolescents on HIV: our time to be heard

On International Youth Day, read about the challenges young people are facing in the context of the HIV epidemic and their call to be involved in global decision making. more
August 12, 2015 Filed under HIV, children and young people 0 Comments

Misuse of antiretrovirals poses threat to HIV success story

In Kenya, misuse of life-saving antiretroviral drugs may be undermining the world’s greatest achievement to date in response to HIV. more
August 10, 2015 Filed under HIV prevention and treatment 0 Comments

Kenya must protect human rights to attain zero HIV infections

Human rights activists in Kenya are calling for a stop to ongoing anti-gay comments made by public figures in the country. more
August 7, 2015 Filed under HIV and human rights 0 Comments

Knowledge is power: young people learn about sexual health rights

Link Up, a sexual and reproductive health and rights project led by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, has reached more than 500,000 young people since it began in 2013. more
August 4, 2015 Filed under HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights 0 Comments

Zambia: 23 babies born with HIV daily says UNAIDS

UNAIDS’ Zambia country director says that despite good progress made in responding to HIV in the last ten years, Zambia is ranked tenth globally for the highest number of people living with HIV. more
July 30, 2015 Filed under HIV prevention and treatment 0 Comments

Uganda’s vulnerable children have brighter future thanks to SUNRISE

Uganda’s SUNRISE project, managed by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, has helped more than 374,000 orphans and vulnerable children over the last five years. more
July 7, 2015 Filed under HIV, children and young people 0 Comments