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PrEP Among Pregnant and Lactating People in 18 PEPFAR-Supported Countries: A review of HIV strategies and guidelines

This article from Global Health: Science and Practice examines the evolution of strategies and guidance on PrEP services for pregnant and lactating people from 18 countries supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

Normative Guidance/Policies, Research

Uptake of and Adherence to Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis among Adolescent Girls and Young Women at High Risk of HIV-Infection in Kampala, Uganda: A qualitative study of experiences, facilitators and barriers

This article from BMC Women’s Health describes the results of a qualitative study exploring the experiences, facilitators and barriers of PrEP uptake and adherence to PrEP among adolescent girls and young women in Kampala, Uganda.

Research, Service Delivery

Self-reported and Pill Count Measures of Adherence to Oral HIV PrEP among Female Sex Workers Living in South-Western Uganda

This article from PLOS One reports on a study evaluating PrEP adherence amongst female sex workers in southwestern Uganda using clinic-based pill counts and self-reported measures, and examines factors associated with protective levels of adherence.

Research, Service Delivery

Results from a Safety Study of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring and Oral PrEP in Breastfeeding Mother-Infant Pairs

This poster from AIDS 2022 presents results from the MTN-043/B-Protected trial, comparing the safety profile of the dapivirine vaginal ring against oral PrEP use during breastfeeding.

Research

Uganda COP, 2022

The goal of Uganda’s 2022 Country Operational Plan is to maintain progress from 2021 in key areas related to health promotion such as refining efforts to eliminate policy barriers, insitutionalizing client- centered services, helping the country achieve 95-95-95, and spotlighting HIV prevention and treatment access for all populations in need.

Normative Guidance/Policies

Uganda PrEP Ring Stakeholder Consultations Summary

This country-level analysis from Uganda shares key stakeholder perceptions of the ring and is the product of consultations led by WHO, IPM, and MOSAIC during the period December 2021 – March 2022.

Community/Advocacy

Uganda’s COP 2021

The goal of Uganda's 2021 Country Operational Plan is to maintain progress from 2020 in key areas related to health promotion such as refining efforts to eliminate policy barriers, insitutionalizing client- centered services, helping the country achieve 95-95-95, and spotlighting HIV prevention and treatment access for all populations in need.

Uganda Monitoring & Evaluation Plan 2020-25

Having come close to achieving 95:95:95 by 2020, Uganda launched an set of two plans to achieve 95:95:95 in the coming decade, with a special focus on children. The first plan is the National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan and the second is this Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (M&E Plan). This M&E Plan seeks to…

Microbicide Trials Network-043 – B-PROTECTED Study

Microbicide Trials Network-043, or B-PROTECTED, is a Phase IIIb open-label study that evaluated the safety and acceptability of the monthly dapivirine ring and daily oral PrEP in women who are breastfeeding, a time of heightened vulnerability for acquiring HIV.

Research

Use of the Dapivirine vaginal ring and effect on cervical cytology abnormalities

This study aims to determine if the dapivirine vaginal ring and the ring device alone (flexible silicone matrix polymer) was associated with the development of cervical cytology abnormalities.

Research, Service Delivery