HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights
Key Correspondents report stories that highlight the links between HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights. They do this by documenting stories relating to family planning, maternal health, gender based violence, early marriage, female genital mutilation, discordant couples (where one partner is HIV positive and the other is not), parent to child transmission and antenatal care.
Cervical cancer causes preventable deaths in women living with HIV
Cervical cancer is preventable with proper screening, yet it is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women across sub-Saharan Africa, and those living with HIV are more at risk. more
Properly equipped health facilities needed to address maternal mortality in Ivory Coast
When Tanoh Marie felt her contractions she understood that delivery time was near. But things didn’t go as planned. more
Ugandan sex workers demand female condoms
Although female condoms have been shunned since being introduced in Uganda in the 1990s, sex workers say they need them because their clients refuse to use male condoms. more
250 Kenyan girls say no to female circumcision
As the Girl Summit in London calls for an end to female genital mutilation, some Kenyan communities are finding new ways to celebrate their girls reaching womanhood. more
Antenatal access key to preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Malawi is leading the developing world with an approach to preventing transmission of HIV from mothers to their children. more
Communities hail Malawi initiative to prevent babies being infected with HIV
Communities in Malawi are hailing a successful initiative that has proven successful in ensuring children of parents living with HIV are born free from infection. more
Sudat’s story: living with HIV and a passion to protect babies from the disease
Sudat Nakakeeto uses every opportunity to educate people about HIV and AIDS, an issue close to her heart as she’s been living with the disease since 2005. more
Traditional birth attendants blamed for HIV among newborn babies
The Ugandan minister in charge of primary health care says Uganda faces a big challenge with new HIV infections among newborn babies because of traditional birth attendants. more
Our correspondents are writing for change on HIV issues relating to young people, as well as drug use.