August

“Do not guess, get tested” - Free testing for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C in Yerevan

In Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, all polyclinics are now providing free, anonymous,...

27 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Lessons learned from the HIV response – UNAIDS warns of dangers of failing to respect human rights in the response of COVID-19

Report reveals interruptions of HIV services, violence, harassment, abuse, arrests,...

27 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

UNAIDS calls for urgent action to strengthen social protection programmes in the face of COVID-19

UNAIDS is calling on countries to adopt urgent measures to reinforce social protection...

26 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Sex work during COVID-19 in Tanzania

“After COVID-19 kicked in, it has been too difficult to get customers,” says Teddy...

25 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

A way to optimized HIV investments in the EECA region

As the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria—one of the main donors for the...

25 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Social media against discrimination in Asia and the Pacific

In light of this rise of discrimination in Asia and the Pacific against vulnerable groups...

24 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS donates supplies and equipment to communities in Zanzibar

UNAIDS in collaboration with the Zanzibar Association of People living with HIV/AIDS (...

21 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

On World Humanitarian Day, UNAIDS celebrates the work of #RealLifeHeroes

Today, on World Humanitarian Day, UNAIDS acknowledges and celebrates the power of...

19 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

UNAIDS calls on Poland to uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of LGBTI people

UNAIDS is deeply concerned by reports of the targeting and arrest of lesbian, gay,...

14 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Strengthening the role of faith-based organizations in the HIV response

Since the beginning, faith-based organizations (FBOs) have played an important role in...

11 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Virtual training for antiretroviral therapy prescribers launched in Papua New Guinea

The National Department of Health has launched the first-ever virtual training for...

4 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS congratulates Tlaleng Mofokeng on her appointment as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health

Tlaleng Mofokeng, a South African medical doctor and a women’s rights and sexual and...

3 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

July

Social media campaign highlights similarities between COVID-19 and HIV epidemics

In Fiji, UNAIDS in collaboration with the Fiji Positive Network and the Rainbow Pride...

31 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS calls for global United States leadership on COVID-19

​As the world faces the colliding pandemics of COVID-19, HIV, tuberculosis and malaria,...

31 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Celebrating the life of Inviolata Mbwavi, Kenyan AIDS activist

Kenyan AIDS activist Inviolata Mbwavi died on 29 July 2020 in Kakamega, Kenya, at the age...

30 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Guyana community organization serves sex workers on the edge during COVID-19

The town of Corriverton in Guyana lies far east, on the Suriname border. Miriam Edwards,...

29 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

#TogetherWeWin: inspiring examples of solidarity during the COVID-19 outbreak in eastern Europe and central Asia

Inspiring stories of solidarity during the COVID-19 outbreak in eastern Europe and...

28 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS is hopeful that a new long-acting HIV prevention option will soon become available for women in sub-Saharan Africa

UNAIDS congratulates the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) on...

28 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

Virtual meeting on the impact of the COVID-19 on HIV programmes in the ECOWAS region

The West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO) organized, with support from USAID and UNAIDS...

27 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS pays tribute to AIDS champion Benjamin William Mkapa, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania

UNAIDS is saddened by the death of the former President of the United Republic of...

24 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

Phenomenal Positive Youths lead the way during COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia

Phenomenal Positive Youths are young people living positively with HIV, working towards...

23 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response

Launching today, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from...

22 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

UNAIDS celebrates the life of Mozambican AIDS activist Tauzene Murgo

The AIDS movement in Mozambique has lost one of its founding and leading activists,...

21 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

A safe space for key populations in Armenia

Arpi Hakobyan (not her real name), a former sex worker, lost her income after the COVID-...

21 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS launches a call centre for people living with HIV in Zimbabwe

UNAIDS provided guidelines and financial support for the procurement of equipment and the...

20 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS supports communities during COVID-19 outbreak in Kenya

UNAIDS has embarked on a project to support communities in Kenya during the COVID-19...

20 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Income generating initiatives to support the needs of sex workers in Fiji

20 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Fostering an economy of kindness through traditional bartering in Fiji

In Fiji, where approximately 30% of the country’s gross domestic product comes from...

17 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Delivering antiretroviral medicines to homes in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria

The restrictions on movement and lockdowns currently being enforced to curb the spread of...

14 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Advancing TB services for people living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally at a speed and magnitude unprecedented in...

10 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS supports food assistance project for key populations in Rwanda

With catalytic funds from UNAIDS and financial support from the European Union, the...

10 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Survey shows that the COVID-19 pandemic increases vulnerability of LGBTI people

The opening session of the 2020 International AIDS Conference shared the findings of a...

10 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS and the wider United Nations system supporting the COVID-19 response in Nigeria

The United Nations system in Nigeria joined the fight against COVID-19 shortly after the...

10 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Next global AIDS strategy: be part of making history

Opening a session at the 2020 International AIDS Conference on UNAIDS’ next global AIDS...

9 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Setting the next generation of goals for the global AIDS response

Since the 2020 HIV targets are soon to elapse, UNAIDS is leading a three-year process to...

8 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Support for Uzbek mothers living with HIV

Shakhnoz Amirova (not her real name) lives in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She has been taking...

8 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Despite great progress since the early days, the HIV response is still failing children

The latest report on the progress towards the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free targets...

7 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

UNAIDS saddened by the death of social justice activist Renate Koch

UNAIDS is deeply saddened by the death of Renate Koch, a campaigning pioneer for social...

7 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

UNAIDS welcomes decision by Gabon to decriminalize same-sex sexual relations

UNAIDS welcomes the decision by Gabon to decriminalize same-sex sexual relations....

7 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic shows that 2020 targets will not be met because of deeply unequal success; COVID-19 risks blowing HIV progress way off course

Missed targets have resulted in 3.5 million more HIV infections and 820 000 more AIDS-...

6 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

KFF/UNAIDS Analysis Finds Donor Governments Spent US$7.8 Billion for HIV in 2019, Down Almost $200 Million From the Previous Year

Funding from Donor Governments was nearly the same as a Decade Ago, Despite an Increase...

6 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

Joint statement by UNAIDS, APCASO and APN+ call for equitable systems for health in the context of COVID-19

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNAIDS, APCASO and APN+ issued a joint statement...

2 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Providing support to COVID-19-hit households in Côte d’Ivoire

Thousands of households have been helped in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, through a joint...

1 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS Health Innovation Exchange 2020 opens ahead of the International AIDS Conference

The UNAIDS Health Innovation Exchange’s global event, HIEx2020, will feature health-...

1 July 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

June

UNAIDS support to women who use drugs and their families in Tanzania to prevent COVID-19

Through the Tanzania Network for People who Use Drugs (TaNPUD), an umbrella for people...

30 June 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Delivery of PrEP at home in the Republic of Moldova

Mihai Ceban (not his real name) has been locked down at home since 17 March, when a state...

30 June 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS supporting people stranded in Egypt to access HIV treatment

The UNAIDS Country Office for Egypt has been working on COVID-19 from the start of the...

29 June 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS Board discusses UNAIDS’ work on COVID-19 and HIV and UNAIDS’ next strategy and its transformative agenda

The 46th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) has concluded in Geneva...

26 June 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF