HIV prevention
May 1, 2019 | News
President Trump’s recent call to end the HIV epidemic in the United States has turned attention to a domestic public health crisis that has been absent from the headlines for quite some time. And with this bold challenge come critical questions: Why is the U.S....
Mar 6, 2019 | Stories from the Field
Eight years ago, when Alzira was 15, she found out that she was HIV positive. If she had been diagnosed today, she would have started antiretroviral therapy (ART) right away, in accordance with WHO “Treat All” guidelines and national policy in Mozambique. But eight...
Mar 5, 2019 | In the Media, News
The HPTN 071 (PopART) study involved more than a million people living in 21 communities in Zambia and South Africa‚ making it the largest HIV-prevention trial to date. The study measured the effects of two HIV-combination prevention strategies offering HIV testing to...
Mar 5, 2019 | In the Media, News
“The HPTN 071 (PopART) study, the largest HIV prevention study conducted to date, highlights the importance of conducting large-scale studies that aim to measure the impact of an integrated prevention strategy,” said Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA. Dr....
Feb 19, 2019 | Stories from the Field
Consider the humble condom: invented in antiquity, made with more resilient materials over time, and today available in numerous textures, a rainbow of color choices, and even different flavors. Despite its evolution, the condom still performs the same function it...
