By: Sophie EdwardsAugust 14, 2018AMSTERDAM — Facing one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world, Namibia has become the first country in Africa to have more than three-quarters of its HIV-affected population virally suppressed — and insiders are crediting…
July 23, 2018Earlier this month, four decades of global efforts to develop a vaccine for HIV received a boost with encouraging news from a new clinical trial. It is early days yet, and too many hopes have been raised and dashed…
By: Kenechukwu EsomAgnes Lungu, 56, and her husband married off their 15-year old daughter. Up until this day she regrets this decision. “I did not know about the harmful consequences of child marriage, and I feel very guilty I did this….
By: Mandeep DhaliwalZero discrimination is more than a slogan. It is essential for achieving universal health coverage.According to WHO and the World Bank, half the world still lacks access to essential health services. Nondiscriminatory health services can help people feel…
December 15, 2017Recently, my home state of California made national headlines when it repealed an HIV criminalisation law and reduced penalties for exposing other people to the virus. It was a landmark decision grounded in science and human rights that…