No man left behind
The fight for equal political, social, and economic entitlements for women is rightfully front-and-centre in the public consciousness, after centuries of injustices experienced by women, particularly those in marginalised groups. As such, the term gender equality is often thought of as synonymous with female empowerment; as one example, the fifth Sustainable Development Goal includes both […]
Gendered health institutions: examining the organization of health services and men’s use of HIV testing in Malawi
Introduction Men in sub-Saharan Africa are less likely to use HIV testing services than their female counterparts. Norms of masculinity are frequently cited as the main barrier to men’s use of HIV testing services, but very little is known about how health institutions are organized to facilitate or impede men’s care. We examined the organization […]
Improving health with programmatic, legal, and policy approaches to reduce gender inequality and change restrictive gender norms
Evidence that gender inequalities and restrictive norms adversely affect health is extensive; however, far less research has focused on testing solutions. We first comprehensively reviewed the peer-reviewed and grey literature for rigorously evaluated programmes that aimed to reduce gender inequality and restrictive gender norms and improve health. We identified four mutually reinforcing factors underpinning change: […]
Allowing Men to Care
In South Africa, the end of apartheid in 1994 affected many things, including gender relations. Many men support government efforts to achieve the vision of a gender-equitable society as articulated in South Africa’s Constitution and Bill of Rights. However, men still face widespread pressures to express their manhood in more traditional ways, such as authority […]
Strategies for engaging men in HIV services
The importance of men in the global HIV response is increasingly recognised. In most settings, men are less engaged in HIV services and have worse health outcomes than women. The multiple gender, social, economic, political, and institutional factors behind these patterns are well documented. More recently, researchers have been reporting evidence on strategies aimed at […]
I have two healthy hands
A case study about how a group of men in the Eastern Cape overcame gender stereotypes and care for the sick and disadvantaged.
HIV and adolescents: HIV testing and counselling, treatment and care for adolescents living with HIV
This brief summarises the key features and recommendations from the Adolescent HIV guidelines. The Adolescent HIV guidelines emphasize the necessity to consider the range of adolescent needs and circumstances when planning HIV testing and counseling services and developing strategies for providing services that can help increase adherence to treatment and retention in care.
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
In this new consolidated guidelines document on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations, the World Health Organization (WHO) brings together all existing guidance relevant to five key populations – men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, people in prisons and other closed settings, sex workers and transgender people.
HIV and young people who sell sex
This technical brief is one in a series addressing four young key populations. This brief aims to catalyze and inform discussions about how best to provide services, programmes, and support for young people who sell sex.
HIV and young men who have sex with men
This technical brief is one in a series addressing four young key populations. This brief aims to catalyse and inform discussions about how best to provide services, programmes and support for young MSM.
