April

Sex workers must not be left behind in the response to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic, as with other health crises, exposes existing inequalities and...

8 April 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

Living with HIV under lockdown

Pumza Mooi is worried. A resident of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, she is one of 2.5...

7 April 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Supporting transgender people during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted people’s lives around the world, including those of...

6 April 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

HIV knowledge greater among women with higher incomes

Universal access to quality comprehensive sexuality education is crucial, especially for...

6 April 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Training of journalists on evidence-informed and ethical journalism

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

UNAIDS is deeply saddened by the death of pioneering HIV scientist and researcher Gita Ramjee

UNAIDS is shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Gita Ramjee, who died of COVID-19...

2 April 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

People living with HIV in the Republic of Moldova to receive free home delivery of antiretroviral therapy

From 17 March, following the government’s declaration of a state of emergency in response...

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

UNAIDS commends Portugal’s decision to grant temporary residency rights for immigrants and asylum seekers

UNAIDS warmly welcomes the decision made by the Portuguese Government to grant temporary...

2 April 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

A tribute to Gita Ramjee

On 9 March, I checked out of my hotel in Brazil. We had just finished a fascinating...

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

March

Big shift to domestic funding for HIV since 2010

There have been big changes in the landscape for funding the AIDS response since 2010. In...

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

“You’re welcome!”

Mr Dawson is an English teacher at a school in a small town in northern China. In January...

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

UNAIDS supports decision to hold the 23rd International AIDS Conference virtually, hopes that HIV2020 can be held in some form

UNAIDS welcomes the decision by the International AIDS Society to hold the 23rd...

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

Strengthening services for violence against women and HIV in Indonesia

Nining Ivana, the local coordinator of the Indonesia Positive Women Network (IPPI),...

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

Community members are driving the AIDS response in northern Myanmar

Saung Moon was 15 years old when he first injected drugs. “I went out with some people...

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

Innovative and people-empowered approaches to end TB deaths

There is clear urgency for bringing quality and effective tuberculosis (TB) prevention,...

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

Thai hospitals to provide three- to six-month supplies of antiretroviral therapy

Hospitals in Thailand are to dispense antiretroviral therapy in three- to six-month doses...

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

Talking about a revolution

It is no surprise that Birknesh Teferi’s first name means “revolution” in Amharic, the...

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

The volunteer driver in Wuhan

A survey jointly conducted by UNAIDS and the BaiHuaLin alliance of people living with HIV...

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

Tuberculosis—good progress, but not enough

Tuberculosis (TB) is the 10th leading cause of death worldwide, the worldwide top...

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

Mining, drugs and conflict are stretching the AIDS response in northern Myanmar

“People who inject drugs can access harm reduction services and HIV treatment, but they...

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

UNAIDS calls for a human rights approach to the COVID-19 outbreak that puts communities at the centre

UNAIDS is calling on countries to adopt a human rights-based approach in responding to...

20 March 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

Chains of solidarity and kindness during the COVID-19 outbreak

Getting calls at all hours of the day is not unusual for Liu Jie, the Community...

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

UNAIDS welcomes government’s decision to make PrEP routinely available across England

UNAIDS warmly welcomes the decision made to make pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)...

17 March 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

Norway’s community organizations ensuring health, dignity and rights

It was a very different morning bus ride for UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima as...

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

Parental consent undermines the right to health of adolescents

Many countries have laws or policies that prevent adolescents from accessing essential...

16 March 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS—a leading organization for gender equality

A report on the progress made over the past 12 months by organizations active in the...

13 March 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Successful global epidemic responses put people at the centre

The COVID-19 outbreak is rightly shining a light on international and national responses...

12 March 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Mozambique: helping people living with HIV to get back on treatment

It’s been a year since Cyclone Idai made landfall in Sofala Province, Mozambique, where...

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

Getting HIV services to marginalized groups in Papua New Guinea

There are around 45 000 people living with HIV in Papua New Guinea, with marginalized...

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

UNAIDS and United Nations Volunteers further joint collaboration

UNAIDS and the United Nations Volunteers Programme (UNV) have signed a memorandum of...

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

Adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa more than twice as likely to acquire HIV

The world is still a long way from achieving the global target of reducing new HIV...

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

HIV data check in Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District

For six weeks, two teams covered 12 HIV clinics on a data checking mission in Papua New...

6 March 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Forty years into the HIV epidemic, AIDS remains the leading cause of death of women of reproductive age—UNAIDS calls for bold action

Gender discrimination and violence, gaps in education and lack of economic empowerment...

5 March 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

Community project helps families respond to stigma and discrimination

Emihle Dlamini (not her real name) lost both her parents to AIDS-related illnesses when...

5 March 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Raising the voices of women at the forefront of climate change

The Pacific region has among the world’s highest rates of gender-based violence. National...

5 March 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Be proud

Ronie Zuze believes in the power of information. Not only did it save them (Ronie prefers...

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

Breaking the vicious cycle of HIV-related stigma in Tajikistan

When Tahmina Khaidarova was married it was in accordance with her family’s cultural...

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

Hollaback! Jakarta working to end harassment against women

“I was walking to work, like I do every morning. There was a man on a motorbike at the...

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

Decriminalization works, but too few countries are taking the bold step

With the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting this week in Vienna, Austria...

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

Services tailored for women who inject drugs in India

People who use drugs are often highly stigmatized and face high levels of ...

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

Message from the UNAIDS Executive Director on Zero Discrimination Day and International Women’s Day

AIDS can be beaten, but it will only be beaten if we take on the social and economic...

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

UNAIDS calls for zero discrimination against women and girls

On Zero Discrimination Day, which is commemorated every year on 1 March, UNAIDS is...

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

February

UNAIDS welcomes the appointment of Deborah Birx as White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator

UNAIDS welcomes the appointment of Deborah Birx as the White House Coronavirus Response...

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

“We carry on”

“For five years I have been subjected to harassment and threats—rape threats, murder...

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

UNAIDS statement on the forced and coerced sterilization of women living with HIV

Women living with HIV around the world have been fighting for decades for the recognition...

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

Investing in HIV really does pay off

Although countries agreed to invest at least US$ 26 billion per year by the end of 2020,...

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

Russian blogger’s film raising awareness of HIV

A new film about HIV in the Russian Federation by YouTuber and journalist Yuri Dud is...

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

UNAIDS and China working together during the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure that people living with HIV continue to get treatment

A survey of people living with HIV has found that the current coronavirus disease...

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

Crisis in childhood HIV treatment in western and central Africa

In 2018, coverage of antiretroviral therapy among children living with HIV in western and...

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

New Investment Book highlights investment opportunities

The Investment Book, an online tool for UNAIDS donors that capitalizes on the unique...

13 February 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |