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New guidance tools aim to improve engagement of young key populations in sexual and reproductive health policy making processes

UNDP, together with leading Southern African civil society organizations, released a set of national guidance tools aimed at improving the engagement of young key populations in the policy making…  


West African States Make Progress Towards Equitable Access to Health for Key Populations

According to the most recent data, HIV prevalence continues to be significantly higher among men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, people who use drugs and prisoners (or key…  


ECOWAS Regional Strategy for HIV, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis

The HIV pandemic contributes to significant ill-health and deaths as well as impedes socioeconomic development in the ECOWAS region.  



HIV and Human Rights in Nigeria

With an adult HIV prevalence of 2.8% and the second highest number of people living with HIV in the world, Nigeria’s HIV response is critical to the success of the global AIDS response. To coincide…  


Achieving health equity for young key populations crucial to ending HIV in Southern Africa

Young people aged 10-24 make up over 30 percent of the population in Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries and are among the most affected by HIV, yet continue to have unequal and…  


Equipping lawyers and activists with the skills to counter criminalisation of HIV and TB

Strategic litigation, legal defense and advocacy efforts are vital tools to counter the criminalisation of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) and advance a human rights and evidence-based public health…  


Accelerating efforts to eradicate the ‘big three’ diseases in Africa by 2030

An action plan has been agreed upon at the 2nd Africa Partnership and Coordination Forum to fast track efforts to eradicate the ‘big three’ diseases of HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa by the…  


Addressing legal barriers to fast-track the HIV and TB response in Africa

Six years after the first Africa Regional Dialogue on HIV and the Law and five years since the report of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law was released, over 140 advocates are gathering this…  


Regional judges meet to promote law as a tool to strengthen the HIV response in Africa

High and Supreme Court judges from across Africa gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa for an annual forum to share experiences, compare cases across different jurisdictions, learn about the latest…  

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