Resource Library

Online Pharmacy PrEP and PEP: Technical considerations and learnings from Kenya

This document, developed by PATH, is intended as a how-to implementation guide for providing oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) via online pharmacy service delivery (ePrEP/ePEP) based on learnings and evidence from the ePrEP Kenya pilot study that ran from October 2022 through July 2024. The guide was developed to support ministries of…

Research, Service Delivery

Malawi Health Sector Strategic Plan III, 2023-2030

This new Health Sector Strategic Plan builds on Malawi’s 2030 targets for Universal Health Coverage.

Normative Guidance/Policies

Women’s Preferences for HIV Prevention Service Delivery in Pharmacies during Pregnancy in Western Kenya: A discrete choice experiment

This article from Journal of the International AIDS Society describes the results of a discrete choice experiment to evaluate where and how pregnant and lactating people in western Kenya preferred to access HIV prevention services, including PrEP.

Research, Service Delivery

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Eastern and Southern Africa: The latest insights

Eastern and southern Africa (ESA) is the world’s most heavily HIV-impacted region, with adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) disproportionately affected. To support the scale-up of PrEP amongst AGYW in ESA, in September 2021 UNICEF and partners released the implementation brief “Improving the Quality of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Implementation for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in…

Research, Service Delivery

CAB PrEP Introduction Supply Chain Considerations – Kenya 2023

This document summarizes considerations for the integration of CAB PrEP within Kenya’s supply chain system based on interview with key national and subnational stakeholders.

Normative Guidance/Policies, Research

Leading the Way: Early learnings from CAB for PrEP introduction in Zambia and Zimbabwe

Programmatic rollout of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB for PrEP) has launched in Zambia and Zimbabwe! Recommended by the World Health Organization as a safe and effective HIV prevention method in 2022, these two countries are now the first in Africa to incorporate this new, long-awaited PrEP product into their national HIV prevention programs. In the…

Monitoring & Evaluation

Low Selection of HIV PrEP Refills at Private Pharmacies among Clients who Initiated PrEP at Public Clinics: Findings from a mixed-methods study in Kenya

This article from BMC Health Services Research describes the impact of a pilot project to permit oral PrEP users to obtain refills at private pharmacies for an additional fee.

Research

PEP FactSheet

This tool developed by the South Africa National Department of Health is intended to support clinical education efforts related to HIV PEP.

PEP Counseling Job Aid

This tool developed by the South Africa National Department of Health is intended to support health care providers in counseling their clients about PEP.

Clinical Algorithm for Initiation of HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV Prevention

This tool developed by the South Africa National Department of Health is intended to support health care providers in screening for PEP.