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December 2018

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The latest international news, analysis and features on the HIV epidemic from Avert. Share your views and expertise with your peers in the comments box below the articles.

21 December 2018
News
Whiskey being poured

Sub-Saharan Africa: binge drinking more common among people living with HIV

West and southern Africa study reveals significantly higher levels of binge drinking among people living with HIV than the general population.

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14 December 2018
News
Young people hands up

Adolescents living with HIV are struggling to stay in treatment 

New research reveals high rates of loss to follow-up among adolescents, with rates among those acquiring the infection in their teens nearly three times that of those infected perinatally. 

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13 December 2018
Feature

Harm reduction progress: Slow. Uneven. Stagnated

Harm reduction for the 15.6 million people who inject drugs remains a critical cornerstone to respond to the global epidemics of HIV and hepatitis C – but progress has stagnated.

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05 December 2018
Blog
Greg Owen and Phil Samba

Talking HIV: changing the conversation about condoms

“There are alternatives to using condoms that… we should explore or a least learn about… before we make an opinioned choice”

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03 December 2018
Blog
man pointing at condom

Gay health: opening up the conversation about sex, condoms and choice

If we want to promote sexual health, we need to help people understand their HIV prevention options, not judge their choices.  
 

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