The 9th edition of the Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights (ACSHR) is being held at the Kenyatta International Convention Center in Nairobi, Kenya, from 10-14 February 2020. The conference is split into a youth p...
“No more smokescreens, no more labels, no more codes: let’s talk abortion” It is estimated that 35 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 happen each year worldwide.(1) Abortion happens in Sweden, Greece and France, ...
15-16 September 2018 Venue: TBC, Johannesburg Gender DynamiX hereby invites interested health professionals to a Gender Affirming Healthcare training workshop in Johannesburg, Gauteng on Saturday 15th and Sunday 1...
SIGN THE PETITION HERE In August 2017, the Tunisian President put together a committee to review its discriminatory laws. Their recommendation was clear: the law that makes it illegal to be gay in Tunisia must go. For t...
https://www.givengain.com/cc/savegln/ The Gay and Lesbian Network (GLN) is a registered human rights non-profit organisation based in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and is to close down within two months due to lack of fun...
Studies lay out potential threats to HIV progress 27 July 2018 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) – Researchers shared alarming evidence at the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) today of negative impacts of the U...
25 July 2018 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) – Twenty of the world’s leading HIV scientists have launched an evidence-based consensus that systematically refutes the rationale for laws that criminalize HIV transmission. ...
Nearly 10 million more young people in the region could have HIV by 2050 if trends continue Data from multiple countries show impact of enhanced prevention and treatment efforts 25 July 2018 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) ...
An analysis conducted by UNICEF estimated that 9.6 million young people aged 15-24 years will be newly infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa between 2017 and 2050. About two-thirds of those will be girls or young women, acc...
A population-level study in Namibia (NAMPHIA) found that 77% of people living with HIV in the country are virally suppressed; that is, the HIV level in their blood has fallen to low levels. Viral suppression indicates that pe...
Data from SEARCH, a community-cluster randomized study in Uganda and Kenya, showed that enhanced testing and care initiatives for HIV and other diseases can result in significantly higher viral suppression and lower HIV morta...
