Latin American Young Leaders at Women Deliver Pre-Conference 2013
Latin America and The Caribbean were present at the pre-conference of Women Deliver and asked for greater investment in sexual education and access to sexual and reproductive health. On the 27th May,...
View ArticleMaking your mind up: why we must support young people who use drugs
The lack of funding and attention to the needs of young people who use drugs has resulted in a situation where we lack concrete data on the extent of drug use amongst children and adolescents, and we...
View ArticleSupport, don’t punish, people who use drugs
On 26 June, civil society organisations are calling for more humane and effective drug policies that prioritise the welfare of people who use drugs, and their families and communities. The...
View ArticleHarm reduction in Cambodia: efforts to get policy to match practice
In the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh there are around 1,300 people who inject drugs, although this statistic is not officially released. On 12 July 2013, 79 police officials and 28 civil society...
View ArticleWhat does equal marriage in the UK mean for the global HIV response?
“All we are saying is ‘don’t treat us like criminals’. We might not conform to some people’s morality, but that should not make us criminals.” A Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) and HIV...
View ArticleStepping off the roller coaster
In 2010, Dr. Alvaro Bermejo, Executive Director of the Alliance, was appointed to the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Last month, he ended his two year term. In this short...
View ArticleOur Just Like You campaign features in first UK Trans Pride event
On the week end of the 26-28 of July the city of Brighton & Hove held the first ever national Trans Pride event, celebrating gender identity, freedom and inclusivity. The event was non party...
View ArticleSexual and reproductive health education key to tackle child marriage in...
This article first appeared on Girls Not Brides in March 2013. Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. It also has one of the lowest rates of birth registration in the...
View ArticleThe Naloxone Revolution
Overdose is one of the most frequent causes of deaths among injecting drug users living with HIV in China. There are close links between HIV and overdose and overdose prevention programmes help to...
View ArticleSex workers with HIV in Bolivia targeted
A female sex worker has been sentenced to house arrest by a judge in Chuquisaca, Bolivia, because she continued to work despite being diagnosed HIV-positive. What are the implications for other sex...
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