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Could an implant the size of a match stick save teenage girls from HIV? Find out.

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Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan talks to HIV scientist Salim Abdool Karim about his research on risky relationships of young women and older men.

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Hlokomela takes healthcare to women who need it most

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Could R100 a month be enough to keep South Africa’s young women HIV free?

Article Catherine Sozi - 29 Nov 2018

In a world hemmed in by patriarchy and poverty, cash transfers could be the missing link in SA’s HIV prevention programmes.

You can’t transmit HIV if you take ARVs correctly and are virally suppressed

Article Mia Malan & Bhekisisa Team - 24 Jul 2018

Researchers once again confirmed: It’s impossible for HIV-positive people on treatment to transmit the virus through sex — this time among gay men.

PrEPing young women for the HIV prevention pill

Article Pontsho Pilane & Bhekisisa Team - 1 Dec 2017

This tablet can help to protect the country's young women from contracting HIV.

Trans men: The ‘invisible’ group in SA’s HIV health plan

Article Carl Collison - 29 Jun 2017

Activists have red-flagged how the HIV prevention plan for the LGBTI community doesn’t cater for transgender men who have sex with other men

LGBTI-focused national HIV plan launched

Article Carl Collison - 23 Jun 2017

"A recent report found that the stigmatisation of homosexuality has made public health interventions difficult to implement effectively."

Do medically circumcised men take more risks in the bedroom?

Article Nelisiwe Msomi - 28 Mar 2017

New research may have finally answered an old question.

Malawi to halt prosecutions against LGBTI community

Article Josephine Chinele - 17 Mar 2017

Malawi says it will no longer enforce anti-homosexuality laws but dangerous homophobia persists on the country's streets - and in its clinics.

Could six injections a year protect you from HIV infection?

Article Pontsho Pilane - 6 Jan 2017

A new injectable drug could change the face of HIV prevention and the revolution might start right here in South Africa.

South Africa on the cusp of HIV vaccine breakthrough

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Nov 2016

Recently the first participants in the HVTN 702 study received jabs of a vaccine that could stop HIV in its tracks

Could we mass-produce HIV immunity?

Article Nono Mkhize - 14 Nov 2016

One tiny protein may hold the secret to ending the HIV pandemic.

Top school’s controversial HIV sports policy raises discrimination concerns

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Sep 2016

Specialist says contact sport policy isn't "necessarily supported by HIV transmission evidence" but school says it’s in line with the SA Schools Act.

Women praise HIV prevention pill as research could produce a simpler injection

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez & Mia Malan - 26 Jul 2016

For those at risk, taking a pill that can stop them from getting HIV is a ‘life-changing experience’

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Latest articles on Hiv Prevention Strategy

Could an implant the size of a match stick save teenage girls from HIV? Find out.

Theatre company breaks down barriers to communication

Hlokomela takes healthcare to women who need it most

Could R100 a month be enough to keep South Africa’s young women HIV free?

You can’t transmit HIV if you take ARVs correctly and are virally suppressed

PrEPing young women for the HIV prevention pill

Trans men: The ‘invisible’ group in SA’s HIV health plan

LGBTI-focused national HIV plan launched

Do medically circumcised men take more risks in the bedroom?

Malawi to halt prosecutions against LGBTI community

Could six injections a year protect you from HIV infection?

South Africa on the cusp of HIV vaccine breakthrough

Could we mass-produce HIV immunity?

Top school’s controversial HIV sports policy raises discrimination concerns

Women praise HIV prevention pill as research could produce a simpler injection

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