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Dapivirine Ring: Messaging and Positioning in Eswatini

During 2021-2022, The Busara Centre for Behavioral Economics carried out market research on communication strategies for the PrEP ring in Eswatini in partnership with IPM and FHI 360. The resulting report describes 12 recommended communication strategies for positioning the PrEP ring in Eswatini, along with a description of the context in Eswatini and population segments…

Demand Creation/Marketing

Rwanda National HIV Guidelines for Prevention & Management of HIV, 2020

Comprehensive guidelines from the Rwandan government focused on all facets of HIV prevention services.

Normative Guidance/Policies

Guide to Delivering HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, 2021

This document aims to guide health providers about national standards for providing pre-exposure prophylaxis, in line with recommendations from the World Health Organization.

Normative Guidance/Policies

National Strategic Plan of Response to HIV/AIDS – NSP V (2021-25)

Strategic Plan from the Mozambique government for addressing HIV.

Normative Guidance/Policies

National Guidelines for Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B Virus

Ethiopia has been in directly implementing and optimizing their prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) program since 2001. The 2021 version of these guidelines focus on eliminating HIV, Hepatitis B, and Syphilis in line with 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) goals to eliminate transmission of these diseases to newborns. This set of guidelines addresses…

Normative Guidance/Policies

Ethiopia HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan 2021-25

The National Strategic Plan aims to achieve maximum public health impact by addressing key drivers of the epidemic, shifting to a people-focused response, focusing on key and priority populations, and more.

Normative Guidance/Policies

Kenya HIV Prevention Revolution Road Map

This document outlines a new approach toward HIV prevention by the Kenyan government, including a local approach to prevention, moving away from silos toward combination prevention, focusing on key populations, and more.

Normative Guidance/Policies

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: A Toolkit for Health Service Providers, 2017

This toolkit provides health service providers, agencies and institutions with succinct information and guidance to safely and effectively deliver PrEP. The toolkit contains information on indications for PrEP and guidance on assessment, starting, monitoring and discontinuing PrEP. Templates of data collection tools are provided as annexures.

Safety, adherence, and HIV-1 seroconversion among women using the dapivirine vaginal ring (DREAM): an open-label, extension study

The Ring Study, a phase 3 trial, showed a favourable safety profile and a 31% HIV infection risk reduction for a vaginal ring containing 25 mg of dapivirine, compared with a placebo ring. This article outlines the DREAM study, which aimed to evaluate safety, adherence, and HIV incidence in those using the dapivirine vaginal ring…

Research

Tanzania National Guidelines for Comprehensive Package of HIV Interventions for Key & Vulnerable Populations, 2017

With the global 2030 goal to eliminate HIV, the Government of Tanzania is working to support those most in need of HIV prevention and treatment services. These national guidelines standardize the implementation of a comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment services for Key and Vulnerable Populations (KVP).

Normative Guidance/Policies