Stigma can lead to foolish choices. I once made a choice that destroyed my immune system. Typing this article using my left hand is not an act of bravery but a constant reminder of the stigma that I entertained almost two decades ago. Every month, the shame I felt picking Read more…
Large Africa study makes important breakthrough in HIV prevention Long-acting cabotegravir injections once every eight weeks was better than the daily tablet used for HIV prevention. Shutterstock Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, University of the Witwatersrand Women make up more than half of the people living with HIV around the world. Young women Read more…
What an interesting week to be a new employee at a company. I got a new job. My first assignment at a diverse and big organization. It’s both exciting and frightening. That’s it for the good news for now. This week Kenya announced three confirmed cases of COVID-19. Additional cases Read more…
By Juliet Awuor. October 30th, Dorothy Kweyu wrote a commentary on the Daily Nation against the push for mass Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination of young girls. She argued that the vaccine would be a license to violate girls sexually. Though there are valid concerns in some of her assertions, for instance, Read more…
By Juliet Awuor So, the other day we were chatting with colleagues about being transgender. The conversation progressed to how transgender individuals use female ARVs to enlarge their hips. Now, that was interesting. I haven’t heard of ARVs meant for women and men. I sought to correct the misconception with Read more…
The Total Startupper of the year challenge voting phase is open. We, Mwanadada SRHR communications are among the entrants. We need your votes to help us proceed to the next step. Help us vote and spread the word. Why are we participating? If you have been following the news in Kenya Read more…
Republished with permission from The Conversation. Written by: Colin Graydon and Monika Kowatsch With nearly two million new infections and one million associated deaths each year, the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) pandemic is alive and well. Thirty-seven million people are now living with HIV, more than half of whom are women. Today, most HIV Read more…