BreastfeedingHIVNewborn HealthPrePThought Leadership
March 25th, 2025

A New Tool to Keep Breastfeeding Moms Safe from HIV Infection

A recent article in The Lancet HIV describes results of a study on the safety of the dapivirine vaginal ring for preventing HIV in breastfeeding mothers—and consequently protecting their babies, as well.

A woman attends a meeting with a mentor mother, a RISE-supported community relay who helps pregnant women living with HIV to maintain treatment adherence. Photo by Arthur Francisco for ICAP
BurundiHIVRISEStory
December 6th, 2024

RISE-Burundi Celebrates Five Years of Reaching Milestones Toward HIV Epidemic Control

After five years, the Reaching Impact, Saturation, and Epidemic Control (RISE) program in Burundi has ended, leaving behind a legacy of person-centered HIV prevention, care, and treatment.

Kishiwa Shiku posing with a VMMC brochure at his home place in Tabora region.
HIVPrimary Health CareStoryTanzania
December 6th, 2024

A Transformative Journey: Kishiwa Shiku’s Success Story of Health and Empowerment

For many years, Kishiwa Shiku, a resident of Tabora Region in Tanzania, firmly believed that male circumcision was a harmful practice that could lead to impotence and reduce a man’s sexual vitality.

HIVPrimary Health CareStory
December 5th, 2024

Primary Health Care at the Heart of Botswana’s HIV-Free Vision

Botswana, once facing the world’s highest HIV prevalence, has not only surpassed global epidemic control targets but is now integrating HIV services into primary health care.

ePrEPHIVPrePStorytelemedicine
December 5th, 2024

Private, Convenient, and Effective: Tailoring HIV Prevention with ePrEP

For thousands in Kenya, an innovative ePrEP model is making this a reality, delivering stigma-free and accessible HIV prevention that meets people where they are.