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National Guidelines for Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B Virus

Ethiopia has been in directly implementing and optimizing their prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) program since 2001. The 2021 version of these guidelines focus on eliminating HIV, Hepatitis B, and Syphilis in line with 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) goals to eliminate transmission of these diseases to newborns. This set of guidelines addresses…

Normative Guidance/Policies

Ethiopia HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan 2021-25

The National Strategic Plan aims to achieve maximum public health impact by addressing key drivers of the epidemic, shifting to a people-focused response, focusing on key and priority populations, and more.

Normative Guidance/Policies

Kenya HIV Prevention Revolution Road Map

This document outlines a new approach toward HIV prevention by the Kenyan government, including a local approach to prevention, moving away from silos toward combination prevention, focusing on key populations, and more.

Normative Guidance/Policies

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: A Toolkit for Health Service Providers, 2017

This toolkit provides health service providers, agencies and institutions with succinct information and guidance to safely and effectively deliver PrEP. The toolkit contains information on indications for PrEP and guidance on assessment, starting, monitoring and discontinuing PrEP. Templates of data collection tools are provided as annexures.

Safety, adherence, and HIV-1 seroconversion among women using the dapivirine vaginal ring (DREAM): an open-label, extension study

The Ring Study, a phase 3 trial, showed a favourable safety profile and a 31% HIV infection risk reduction for a vaginal ring containing 25 mg of dapivirine, compared with a placebo ring. This article outlines the DREAM study, which aimed to evaluate safety, adherence, and HIV incidence in those using the dapivirine vaginal ring…

Research

Tanzania National Guidelines for Comprehensive Package of HIV Interventions for Key & Vulnerable Populations, 2017

With the global 2030 goal to eliminate HIV, the Government of Tanzania is working to support those most in need of HIV prevention and treatment services. These national guidelines standardize the implementation of a comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment services for Key and Vulnerable Populations (KVP).

Normative Guidance/Policies

Breaking the Cycle of HIV Transmission: A Human Centered Design Approach to Reach Adolescent Girls and Young Women

One of the key questions that this resource answers is why so many HIV prevention interventions are ineffective with adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). Here we outline two locally led project phases that integrate human-centered design methodologies to answer this question and others.

Demand Creation/Marketing

Social and Behaviour Change Communication Strategy for Sexual & Reproductive Health, Rights & HIV in Lesotho 2020-21 to 2022-23

Lesotho's Social and Behaviour Change Communication Strategy is a strategic response to the high levels of HIV and TB prevalence in the country that are exacerbated by the persistence of structural and sio-economic difficulties, such as poverty, unemployment, gender inequality and more. This strategy aims to address these issues.

Research, Normative Guidance/Policies

Health Care Providers as Agents of Change: Integrating PrEP with other sexual and reproductive health services for adolescent girls and young women

Providing integrated HIV PrEP and sexual reproductive health (SRH) care is difficult for many healthcare providers. They face many barriers. Successul integration will require interation and adaptation. O'Malley et al. investigate the structural and motivational barriers that healthcare providers face in providing integrated care to adolescent girls and young women (AGYW).

Research, Service Delivery

Sexually Transmitted Infections Among African Women: An opportunity for combination sexually transmitted infection/HIV prevention

The global epidemic of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in women demands new prevention approaches. This article outlines new strategies which are emerging that offer opportunities for research and program delivery of combination STI/HIV prevention .

Research