Adolescents and HIV epidemic control Despite years of advocacy and a growing evidence base to reduce vertical programming, progress on integrating services remains limited and, in many countries, HIV prevention and family planning (FP) continue to be offered as isolated services with limited options. Providing individual services in isolation places an unnecessary burden on clients
Bulusan, Philippines – Echoing through the small mountainous community, or barangay, of San Antonio is the high-pitched cry of a nine-month-old infant. The sound can be traced to a thatched-roof shanty that the infant shares with his two-year-old brother and his parents, Arlene and Anthony Gambas, along with two other families. Arlene, 19, admits she
Baltimore, Maryland – On a rainy Friday afternoon in early May, Eva Killingstad sat in a classroom at Roland Park Country School, diligently researching, writing and building a website on women’s reproductive health. As the school year was coming to an end, Eva and classmate, Talya Kohan-Gaffar, had decided on an education campaign as their final project for one of Roland Park’s newest classes—Changemakers. Eva, 15, learned a
