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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.

Establishing and Implementing a Youth Network for HIV Prevention: A case study of meaningful youth engagement in Zimbabwe

This case study, developed by the South-South Learning Network, Global HIV Prevention Coalition, and Insight 2 Implementation, shares four key learnings from Zimbabwe’s experience of setting-up a successful youth network to meaningfully engage young people in designing, developing, delivering and monitoring the HIV prevention response for adolescents and young people. In addition to the English…

Community/Advocacy

Zimbabwe Strategic Direction Summary, 2023

The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Zimbabwe interagency team collaborated with key partners including the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), civil society organizations (CSOs), and other bilateral and multilateral health development partners to develop the 2023 Country Operational Plan (COP23) for FY 2024/25.…

Normative Guidance/Policies

Uganda Strategic Direction Summary, 2023

Uganda continues to accelerate reductions in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths, despite chronic infectious disease outbreaks, health system stressors, and economic fragility. This is reflected in Uganda’s HIV clinical cascade, which demonstrates substantial progress in finding, diagnosing, and successfully treating people living with HIV (PLHIV) since 2016. Today, an estimated 92% of Ugandans living…

Normative Guidance/Policies

Tanzania Strategic Direction Summary, 2023

PEPFAR/Tanzania (PEPFAR/T) has an unprecedented and unique opportunity to utilize multiple updated national data sources to formulate a robust Country Operational Plan 2023 (COP23). COP23 planning was informed by preliminary unweighted key results from the Tanzania HIV Impact Survey (THIS) 2022-2023, Bio-Behavioral Survey 2022 (BBS 2022), 2022 Tanzania Demographic Health Survey, Malaria Indicator Survey (2022…

Normative Guidance/Policies

South Sudan Strategic Direction Summary, 2023

South Sudan is a country in a protracted crisis. It has been plagued by conflict, flooding, corruption, poor governance, economic mismanagement, and increasing dependency on donor assistance since its independence in 2011. The United States has been a strong supporter of South Sudan, providing over $6.6 billion in humanitarian aid and development assistance since 2011…

Normative Guidance/Policies