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An editorial reflecting on the Thomson et al. analysis on HIV prevention strategies for women in the postpartum period. This piece highlights important implications for the study, including biological associations of pregnancy and HIV acquisition risk and the need to target HIV seronegative pregnant and breastfeeding women to reduce HIV incidence.  Read more

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Learning through story: how peer-led support groups use storytelling to empower adolescents living with HIV in Côte d’Ivoire

Published September 2026

This evaluation, conducted in health facilities in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, explored the acceptability of peer-led support groups using a ten-topic curriculum and a ‘storytelling’ model in which fictional or real-life scenarios were used to make information more relatable and encourage discussion and sharing of personal experiences.

Topics:

Adolescents,

HIV,

Research

Countries:

Côte d’Ivoire

Poster

Programmatic Gaps Under Option B+: Factors Associated with Residual Vertical HIV Transmission in Malawi, 2020 – 2024

Published August 2026

In our study, vertical transmission was strongly associated with lack of ART at delivery and unsuppressed maternal viral load.

Topics:

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT),

Research

Countries:

Malawi

Poster

Twenty-Four-Month Survival Among Patients with Cryptococcal Antigenemia Enrolled in Malawi’s Advanced HIV Disease Program: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Published August 2026

We assessed 24-month survival and factors associated with mortality among AHD clients with cryptococcal antigenemia enrolled in Malawi’s AHD program.

Topics:

Advanced HIV Disease (AHD)

Countries:

Malawi