HIV Prevention Choice Manifesto for Women and Girls in Africa launched

UNAIDS
12 Sep 2023, 13:00 GMT+10

UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, joined women's coalitions, government officials, development partners and community groups from across East and Southern Africa to launch the HIV Prevention Choice Manifesto. Led by the African Women Prevention Community Accountability Board and supported by the International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW) East Africa and Advocacy for Prevention of HIV and AIDS (APHA), the Choice Manifesto advocates for choice in the HIV prevention options available for women and a commitment to expanding access to long-acting HIV health technologies. Further, these options should be people centred, women-centred and women-led.

In her keynote remarks Ms Byanyima focused on three key areas to making women-centred, people-centred prevention approaches work:

Ms Byanyima signed the Choice Manifesto on behalf of UNAIDS and committed to supporting and amplifying the voices of African women and confirmed that UNAIDS will continue to convene partners and government to find solutions.

Source: UNAIDS

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Kenya Star.

More Information

null in null

Africa

Section

Latest US pullback from international climate efforts

United States quits board of UN climate damage fund, letter shows

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The United States has withdrawn from the board of a U.N. climate fund designed to help poor countries deal with...

Indian Army to deploy Sherp ATVs for UN mission in South Sudan

New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): The Indian Army is set to deploy indigenously developed Sherp All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) for peacekeeping...

Archaeologists find million-year-old fossil of a human ancestor

WASHINGTON — A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday....

Letter from Mideast: Joy no more -- War casts shadow over Ramadan for Sudanese

Sudanese refugees fetch water at the Gorom refugee settlement on the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)Sudan's...

PM Modi concludes Mauritius visit, shares highlights of second day

New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after concluding his two-day State visit to Mauritius, on Thursday...

"Sign that India's popularity is increasing around the world": BJP Praveen Khandelwal on PM Modi's honour in Mauritius

New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recognition with Mauritius's...

World

Section