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Do Not Quit ARVs at the Pastor’s Healing Declaration
Please understand, that living spiritual does not render useless the need to have a healthy physical life. You do not need only to hear a man of God declare ‘you are healed of HIV’ and be able to stop taking ARVs.
GlobalSHARE at IAS 2017
GlobalSHARE (Global Community for Sex, HIV, and Reproductive Empowerment) recently held a session at IAS 2017 in Paris, France to discuss an international consensus statement on the provision of safer conception services for men and women living with and affected by HIV.
IAS 2015 Safer Conception Satellite Report
Achieving pregnancy while minimizing HIV transmission risks: Safer Conception research, policy, and programming priorities for HIV-affected individuals and couples.
Accepting HIV
To me, living with HIV/AIDS is NOT a death sentence nor a curse. There is a stigma that our society has normalized that if one is HIV POSITIVE it because that individual hasn?t been behaving well or had many boyfriends or girlfriends, however that is a myth.
Safer Conception Toolkit for HIV-affected Individuals and Couples and Healthcare Providers
Development of a Safer Conception Counseling Toolkit in Kenya: Stigma, Fears, and Recommendations for the Delivery of Services. Includes downloadable PDFs of 4 guides/brochures.
PrEP is a Blessing
I’ve been married for 9 years and my husband has always been positive. Before we got married we found out he was positive and thought I was also because we were sexually involved…
::Hangouts with HIVE:: Supporting HIV-affected Individuals in their Reproductive Goals
HIVE hosted our 2nd Hangout on Air about HIV Prevention for women. Our focus in this Hangout was Safer Conception options, programs and policies for people affected by HIV.
Repro Rights & Barriers to HIV Prevention in South Africa, Uganda, & Canada
“You can be a[n HIV] positive person and still have healthy sexuality.” “Each person has agency, each person should have the right, to build and create the family that they want to create…”
Understanding Vaccine Research: Meeting Dr. Fatima Laher
This visit was to the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital ? the third largest hospital in the world.
A Safer Conception Clinic in Johannesburg
Dr. Natasha Davies talks with Yamini Oseguera-Bhatnagar about her safer conception clinic in central Johannesburg, South Africa.
Understanding Youth: Lessons Learned at the PHRU in Soweto
The high school students then decided that the educational policies of the Apartheid government weren?t acceptable to them. Violence and destruction ensued and many lives were lost, but it was one of the pivotal points that marked the end of the apartheid era in South Africa.
Female Condoms in South Africa: Accessibility & Uptake
Dr. Mags Bekskinska talks with Yamini Oseguera-Bhatnagar about the accessibility and uptake of female condoms in South Africa, which has the largest, most readily available female condom program in the world.
Lessons Learned from a Public Health Clinic Serving Sex Workers in Amsterdam
On a rainy Monday afternoon, I met with a dynamic and steadfast woman who works for P&G292, a clinic run by the GGD Amsterdam (Public Health Department).
AYAZAZI: Understanding HIV Risk Among Youth in South Africa
The AYAZAZI study is an attempt to get a more holistic understanding of HIV risk among youth. It looks at everything from the social, behavioral, emotional, sexual and even genetic factors that may make it more or less likely that a person contracts HIV.
Sex Workers in Nigeria Need PrEP!
We need PrEP as sex workers in our country because most of our members are dying just because they have no knowledge about PrEP. Considering the type of work we do, we are vulnerable and many times we find ourselves in a place where we cannot help ourselves. So I want to reach out to any organization that works with sex workers in the area of PrEP to come to our rescue.
The Swiss Response to Breastfeeding for Women Living with HIV
Prof. Vernazza says, “We have to balance this [breastfeeding with HIV] very low risk, that seems to be nil, with the risk of not breastfeeding.”
Vernazza: Safer Conception Options for Serodifferent Couples
Prof. Vernazza is a true pioneer for safer conception: he started helping serodifferent couples who wanted to have babies in 1996. Watch this video to learn his recommendations on this topic.