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.
Young people in desperate search for safer sex
For young people in southern Africa a lack of access to condoms is putting them at risk of unwanted pregnancies and HIV, and could ultimately jeopardise their lives. more
Uganda: Eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV
In Uganda, eliminating the transmission of HIV from mother to newborn child is no longer a dream but a possibility. Yet it remains one of the country’s greatest challenges. more
Don’t give up hope: Amina’s story
Amina Abdullahi contemplated suicide after discovering she was both pregnant and living with HIV, but after giving birth she feels differently and urges others not to give up hope. more
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
Dorothy’s story: living with HIV and unmet family planning needs
When Dorothy fell pregnant at 18 it was not planned and at the antenatal clinic she found out she was HIV positive. After struggling with the traumatic news, she changed her life around. more
How empowering women helps HIV response
Women having control over choices about their lives, including their sexuality, is crucial in the fight against HIV and something Virginia Muwanigwa, chairperson of the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe, is keen to highlight. more
Microbicides: new HIV prevention technology empowers women
The International Partnership for Microbicides has developed a vaginal microbicide ring to help women protect themselves against HIV infection. more
Women demand investment in global HIV response
A coalition of African women are calling on governments to fully address cultural and traditional practices that continue to put women and girls at greater risk of HIV. more
International community must act to end violence against women
As a new international development agenda is finalised this year, policymakers must do more to address the link between violence against women and their vulnerability to HIV infection. more
Male involvement crucial to prevent HIV infection of babies
Preventing transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies is a huge global priority in the HIV response, but until recently the importance of involving men has not been recognised. more
Hope for women in the fight against HIV
Two studies involving women in South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda and Zimbabwe are exploring the use of a vaginal ring that delivers antiretroviral drugs, to see if it can prevent transmission of HIV. more
Sex workers unite to defy stigma
After being raped and contracting HIV, Amina knew she would become an outcast in her village. This is her story. more
Women Deliver honors journalists speaking out for women and girls
Key Correspondent Lucy Maroncha is one of 15 journalists currently being honored for their reporting on sexual health and rights. more
Global Fund work falling short on gender-related issues
The Global Fund’s efforts to put women and girls at the center of its work on HIV, TB and malaria have yet to bear significant fruit at the country level, according to the ATHENA Network. more
Kenyan fisherwomen empowered to fight HIV
This year, International Women’s Day (8 March) is celebrating women who ‘Make it Happen’, highlighting the achievements of women while calling for greater equality. more
Young people needed to tackle HIV in Zambia
Around 72 new HIV infections are recorded every day among Zambian youths and adolescents, which translates to three per hour, according to UNICEF. more
Our correspondents are writing for change on HIV issues relating to young people, as well as drug use.