A Framework for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Effective HIV Prevention and a Gateway to Improved Adolescent Boys’ and Men’s Health in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2021 (VMMC 2021)
This document provides strategic direction on accelerating access to voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention through 2021. Its title reflects a new emphasis on using VMMC as an entry point for a broader range of health services to improve the well-being of adolescent boys and young men.
Making Medical Male Circumcision Work for Women
A report documenting women’s perspectives on male circumcision for HIV prevention based on interviews and focus group discussions with about 500 women in HIV-affected communities in Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Uganda. The report offers recommendations on how to ensure that the rollout of voluntary medical male circumcision is safe and beneficial to whole […]
Engaging men and boys in changing gender-based inequity in health: Evidence from programme interventions
This review assesses the effectiveness of programs seeking to engage men and boys in achieving gender equality and equity in health.
Talking man to man. The story of Brothers for Life
This report charts the story of Brothers for Life (B4L), a multi-faceted campaign targeting men to impact on specific areas of knowledge and practices in HIV prevention.
HIV and key populations
This document summarises the 2014 WHO Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations and outlines what this means at the country level.
Differentiated care for HIV: A Decision framework for differentiated antiretroviral therapy delivery.
This document shows how differentiated care for ART delivery is needed for children, adolescents and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
HIV Prevention 2020 Road Map: Accelerating HIV prevention to reduce new infections by 75%
The Prevention 2020 Road Map provides the basis for a country-led movement to scale up HIV prevention programs as part of Fast-Tracking a comprehensive response to meet global and national targets and commitments to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
Disability and HIV policy brief
This Policy Brief discusses the actions needed to increase the participation of persons with disabilities in the HIV response and ensure they have access to HIV services which are both tailored to their diverse needs and equal to the services available to others in the community.
HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights: Visions, voices and priorities of young people living with and most affected by HIV
This report provides the findings of a global consultation with approximately 1200 young people living with and most affected by HIV.
Policy Report: Engaging Men in GBV and HIV prevention, SRHR promotion and parenting – DRC
This report provides a summary of whether laws and policies in the Democratic Republic of Congo seek to engage men and boys in achieving gender equality.