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News and information about HIV in men and women who sell or exchange sex. The criminalisation of prostitution and the marginalisation of sex workers contribute to vulnerability to HIV.

People & personal stories

Vulnerability to HIV among migrants in Switzerland is multidimensional

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1 May 2024
PrEP programmes & uptake

Are peer approaches the 'silver bullet' for increasing PrEP uptake in low-resource settings?

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10 August 2023
Cancer

Over 40% prevalence of precancerous cervical lesions among female sex workers with HIV in South Africa, but most unaware of the disease

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15 May 2023
PrEP policies & guidelines

Thai government shuts down key-population led PrEP services

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13 February 2023
Epidemiology & behaviour

Communities in Africa twice as likely to have HIV when mines open nearby

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18 October 2022
HIV & criminal law

Systemic stigma: Tennessee’s anti-HIV law enforcement targets people of colour, trans people, and poor people

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12 September 2022
Global health targets

‘Nothing for us without us’: achieving epidemic control among key populations in Africa

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21 May 2022
Sex workers

Sex workers in Uganda say yes to HIV self-testing, no to PrEP

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22 March 2022
Sex workers

Male clients of sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa 50% more likely to be living with HIV than other men

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18 March 2022
Sex workers

More money, trust, and control: HIV self-testing and PrEP empowers sex workers and their partners in Uganda

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6 October 2021
Sex workers

Successful PrEP interventions in marginalised communities: the Ashodaya PrEP Project

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22 September 2021
Human rights

Countries that criminalise same-sex relationships, sex work and drug use have poorer HIV outcomes

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21 June 2021
PrEP programmes & uptake

More than prevention: PrEP enhances income, trust, and intimacy in Uganda

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6 April 2021
Self-testing & home testing

HIV self-testing increases uptake of HIV testing, but with poorer linkage to care

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5 February 2021
Sex workers

Rates of HIV in female sex workers in Kenya decreased by two-thirds over a ten-year period

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11 January 2021
Heterosexual men

Increased HIV prevalence in men who buy sex

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18 September 2020
Access to healthcare

Survey shows the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on LGBT communities

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14 July 2020
PrEP programmes & uptake

Many people in African PrEP programmes stop and restart PrEP

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9 July 2020
PrEP programmes & uptake

No evidence of risk compensation in female sex workers starting PrEP

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24 September 2019
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

‘Test and treat’ programmes are failing to reach people at highest risk of HIV transmission

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23 September 2019
Economic & social inequality

Punitive laws associated with HIV infections in female sex workers

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9 August 2019
Epidemiology & behaviour

Managing sexual and survival risks: the impact of inequity and stigma on Jamaican MSM and trans women

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14 December 2018
Improving HIV care

Indonesia: tackling HIV in one of the world’s fastest-growing epidemics

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4 September 2018
Sex workers

PrEP for female sex workers: non-judgemental attitudes and community involvement are keys to success

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28 August 2018