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.
Violence against women continues to fuel HIV epidemic
Grace was raped when she was 15. For 30 per cent of women worldwide, just like Grace, their first sexual experience was forced. more
Burundi: Lack of sexual health services risks the lives of young women and their unborn
Every minute, a young woman is newly infected with HIV and for women in their reproductive years, HIV is the leading cause of death. more
World AIDS Day: sexual health is an uphill struggle for women in rural Zimbabwe
Ester Lorence lives deep in rural Zimbabwe and when she was diagnosed with HIV she knew little about the disease. more
Call for intensified integration of family planning and HIV services gathers momentum
In Zambia, three in ten young women aged 15-19 have either given birth or are pregnant and there is a large unmet need for contraception among women with HIV. more
Open-air classes in Ethiopia teach rural women about family planning and HIV
In Ethiopia, rural women still have twice as many children as urban women, mostly because they don’t have access to contraception more
Women living with HIV struggle to access family planning services in the Ivory Coast
One year on from the launch of the Ivory Coast’s national plan to provide family planning services to all women there is much progress, but many still lack access to vital services. more
A ground breaking approach to preventing violence against women
In some countries where up to 70% of women experience gender-based violence, addressing HIV without considering dimensions of violence is woefully inadequate. more
Mo’s story: we need better access to health services in Cambodia
Ever since he was young Mo has felt love for other men, but he’s tried to hide his sexual orientation from his parents, his siblings, his neighbourhood and his friends. more
Our correspondents are writing for change on HIV issues relating to young people, as well as drug use.