UNAIDS Eastern & Southern Africa

@UNAIDS_ESA

UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa. by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Johannesburg, South Africa
Vrijeme pridruživanja: listopad 2017.

Medijski sadržaj

  1. In 2018 sex workers, people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men & their partners contributed 25% of new infections in . We need to work towards the elimination of discriminatory laws in order to ;

  2. Discriminatory laws—such as laws on sex work, same-sex sexual relations, the use or possession of drugs for personal use & the non-disclosure, exposure or transmission of HIV—remain a barrier to access services in countries. Take a look 👉

  3. Access to sexual & reproductive health & services, including integration of family planning & the prevention & treatment of sexually transmitted infections need to be accelerated to ensure young people are not left behind in the response;

  4. Laws that discriminate can be changed. To do so, people need to know their rights, make discrimination visible & mobilize support & the effective use of legal means. Click the link to see how you can act to change discriminatory laws 👉

  5. Comprehensive sexuality education plays a central role in the preparation of young people for a life free from , sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies & gender-based violence. Read more 👉

  6. Laws & HIV programmes need to take into consideration the needs of young people. Parental & spousal consent laws & adult-oriented services discourage service uptake by adolescents & young people.

  7. In , an estimated 25% of new infections in 2018 were amongst men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, sex workers & their sexual partners. Read more here 👉

  8. is impossible if people who are at high risk of infection are not getting the information & services they need to stay healthy. Comprehensive sexuality education programmes are critical to equip young people with necessary information;

  9. self-testing is a simple & convenient way to know your status. It can be done anywhere & at any time of your choice; Read more here 👉

  10. Young people must be included in the design, implementation, monitoring & evaluation of response programmes, including policies & interventions that affect their health.

  11. Reaching men with services & designing programmes to appeal to men not only reduces vulnerability to HIV for men, but for women & girls as well.

  12. 10 of the 22 countries focus countries of the initiative with available data have had declines of 50% or more in the number of new infections in children (0 -14) between 2010 and 2018;

  13. Within the 23 focus countries of the framework, programmes for of have averted 1.5 million new HIV infections in children (0–14) since 2010; Read the full report here 👉

  14. Progress towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission has been primarily achieved by increasing the number of pregnant women living with HIV who are accessing treatment. In 2018 the coverage of treatment for pregnant women was 92% in ;

  15. A rights-based, gender-transformative & holistic approach is needed to reach young people with the information & services they need to protect themselves from & to exercise their sexual & reproductive health rights.

  16. More efforts are needed to ensure that young people in all their diversity receive sexual & reproductive health information & support through social protection mechanisms, & that programmes are tailored to their specific & varied needs;

  17. Young transgender people, young people who sell sex, young people who inject drugs, & young gay men & other men who have sex with men are at a higher risk for infection than counterparts;

  18. Condom use has prevented an estimated 50 million new HIV infections since the beginning of the epidemic. Enjoy responsible these holidays 😀

  19. Countries are gradually adopting Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) as an additional option. In an estimated 84 000 people took PrEP at least once in 2018. Countries need to increase efforts for accessibility of this prevention method;

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