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Mozambique - Sousa Chilaule

Mozambique - Sousa Chilaule

Sousa Chilaule, 46, widower and father of a 23-year-old girl, has…
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Martin Pascal Etoundi

Cameroon - Martin Pascal Etoundi

For sixteen years, Martin narrowly escaped death time and again.…
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Moses Nsubuga

Uganda - Moses Nsubuga

Moses “Supercharger” Nsubuga, a musician and radio host in Uganda,…
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Asunta Wagura

Kenya - Asunta Wagura

It was 1988 when Asunta Wagura was diagnosed with HIV – a time when…
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Thierry Maba

Congo - Thierry Maba

Thierry Maba had a plan. It was 1991 and he would leave his native…
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HIV self-testing demonstration | Augustine Choko from the LSHTM and Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust demonstrated how to self-test for the LSHTM audience. He also shared information about the high uptake of HIV self-testing among men in Malawi | Photo: Anne Koerber, LSHTM

“In Our Hands”: Community-led film raises awareness of HIV self-testing worldwide

March 2018 - HIV self-testing presents an opportunity to reach the 30…
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WHO announces 2019 update for guidelines on HIV testing services

16 November 2018 – WHO has released details regarding membership of…
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WHO welcomes NAMSAL trial findings on dolutegravir

14 November 2018 – The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the…
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Launching the PrEP Strategy

Zimbabwe reaches One million men with Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision

Last week at a function held in Harare, Zimbabwe celebrated reaching…
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Eliminating mother to child HIV transmission

First ladies launched new campaign a “Free To Shine” to optimize their commitment to fight against AIDS

Addis Ababa 29th January 2018: First ladies assembled for the 20th…
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