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The PrEPWatch Resource Database offers a wide range of material on the status of PrEP as an option for biomedical HIV prevention around the world. Search this database to find step-by-step guidance for rolling out PrEP, summaries of the research to date on safety, efficacy and implementation, tools to assist planning and roll out, country updates on PrEP policy and access, and lessons learned from those efforts.

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18 June 2024

South Africa Strategic Direction Summary, 2023

Through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Country Operational Plan 2023 (COP23), the United States (US) government will support the Government of South Africa (GoSA) toward the shared goal of ending HIV as a public health threat by 2030. PEPFAR South Africa (PEPFARSA) is centering COP23 on the GoSA’s vision and strategy for…

Normative Guidance/Policies

Document
7 June 2024

Self-reported Removal and Expulsion of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring: Qualitative reports from female ring users and their male partners in the Ring Study (IPM 027)

This article from BMC Public Health explores participants’ and their male partners’ discussions on accidental/purposeful vaginal ring removals during The Ring Study (IPM-027 clinical trial of the one month dapvirine vaginal ring).

Research

External Link
22 May 2024

Youth-friendly Services Was the Magic: Experiences of adolescent girls and young women in the community PrEP study, South Africa

This article from Global Public Health describes the results of a study to measure the impact of HIV prevention empowerment counselling on PrEP use by adolescent girls and young women in South Africa.

Research

External Link
14 May 2024

Comparing PrEP Initiation Rates by Service Delivery Models among High Risk Adolescent Boys and Young Men in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Findings from a population-based prospective study

This article from BMC Public Health compares PrEP initiation rates by service delivery points among adolescent boys and young men in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Research, Service Delivery

External Link
14 May 2024

Exploring Adolescent Girls and Young Women’s PrEP-user Profiles: Qualitative insights into differentiated PrEP delivery platform selection and engagement in Cape Town, South Africa

This article from Journal of the International AIDS Society, using data from the POWER study, examines influences on adolescent girls and young women’s choice of service delivery channels to access PrEP in Cape Town, South Africa.

Research, Service Delivery

External Link
8 April 2024

HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Training

This resource, produced by the South Africa National Department of Health, is a comprehensive training on post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) provision for health care providers. Additional Resources: Clinical Algorithm for Initiation of HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV Prevention PEP Counseling Job Aid PEP FactSheet

Service Delivery

Presentation
4 March 2024

HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis With Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Among Cisgender Women

This article from the Journal of the American Medical Association describes the results of a pooled analysis to measure HIV incidence among cisgender women with different adherence trajectories to oral PrEP with TDF/FTC.

Research

External Link
6 February 2024

Global Mapping of PrEP Ring Implementation Research and Programmatic Pilots

This analysis provides an overview of the 13 introduction studies that include the PrEP ring as one of the PrEP products under investigation alongside oral PrEP and/or CAB for PrEP as of November 2023. All of the PrEP ring studies are conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa and focus primarily on adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)…

Research

Document
22 January 2024

Factors Influencing the Uptake of a Mono-PrEP Implant for the Prevention of HIV: Males’ perspectives from three South African provinces

This article from PLOS One describes the results of a study which aimed to estimate the potential uptake of a mono-PrEP implant and the factors influencing uptake among males in South Africa. The study also examined messaging and demand creation tactics that males perceive will improve HIV prevention uptake.

Demand Creation/Marketing, Research

External Link
13 December 2023

Value Chain Situation Analyses

Situation analyses are an initial step in supporting national planning for the introduction and scale-up of PrEP methods. These tools can be used by policymakers or others supporting policy development for new PrEP methods (e.g., nongovernmental organizations, donors) to conduct an analysis to assess the existing situation for the introduction of the new product. Value…

Normative Guidance/Policies, Research