One of our beneficiaries gave birth to a bouncing baby girl last week and unfortunately she left and baby and went back to the street but through our Social Workers we were able to trace her family and they are willing to take full responsibility the bouncing baby girl.

💬 Through the words we choose to use, we acknowledge that a person is so much more than a condition; we promote inclusivity, dialogue & equality.

🌐 Join the movement to #PutPeopleFirst in language & across all facets of the #HIV response!

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An Excellent article by Jesse Copelyn about the rise in heroin use in South Africa and misinformation about #heroin , #nyaope #unga
TB HIV Care Central Drug Authority UNAIDS Eastern & Southern Africa SANAC NACOSA UN Office on Drugs & Crime IDPC The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) SciCom
spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/04/17/sa-…

Today was a good day! NACOSA provided winter relief packs for over 230 homeless PWUD beneficiaries in Ethekweni through our district implementer TB HIV Care. #harmreductionsaveslives

🔓🇺🇳 Our latest contrib to UN Special Procedures encourages the UNSRs on UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing & UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights to support drug use and sex work decrim as means to end the criminalisation of poverty and homeless. #DecrimNow #SupportDontPunish

Read on & share: idpc.net/publications/2…

Zimbabwe is one of the GlobalHIVPreventionCoalition countries on track to achieving an 82.5% reduction in new HIV infections compared to 2010. We commend the progress made!

Here are our partners' key takeaways from the GlobalHIVPreventionCoalition's new progress report:

1. Accountability & collaboration crucial 🤝
2. Prioritize marginalised communities 🏳️‍🌈
3. Fund community-led services 💰
4. Scale up access to prevention tech🌐

👉 frontlineaids.org/4-key-takeaway…

Regular access to #HIVprevention remains insufficient among key populations.

Financial resources are required to make prevention options available & accessible to users by choice. Read the report 👇hivpreventioncoalition.unaids.org/resources/sixt…

Why Community Led Monitoring (CLM) in the HIV response?

Lillian Mworeko, Team Lead, CLM Consortium, sheds light on the importance of CLM in shaping trends that will help end AIDS by 2030 as a public health threat.

Details ➡️ t.ly/5Jdq7

#LetCommunitiesLead
#CLMUganda

Big news, new bicycles have been introduced as part of the community clean-up programme, to make the cleaning process easy and protect our communities from potential harm. 🗑️🚴‍♀️🤝 nacosa.org.za/2024/03/12/bic…

Providing harm reduction is a human rights obligation. Harm reduction services in prisons are an essential, effective and safe public health measure. People in prison are severely underserved by harm reduction services.

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1/4: 🌍 Despite fewer new #HIV acquisitions globally, people who use drugs are still heavily impacted by HIV, viral #hepatitis C and other health harms associated with unsafe drug use, IAS President Sharon Lewin reported at #CND67 today. 🧵

bit.ly/4cgRy8T

Section 27 of the Constitution provides that everyone has the right to have access to health care services, including reproductive health care services and no one may be refused emergency medical treatment.

Join brown bag session on Participatory Grantmaking together with Partos, Robert Carr Fund, Mama Cash, Aidsfonds International and Wilde Ganzen!
Learn how to introduce participatory approach in your organization!
⏰When: March 12, 12.00 CET, Zoom
✅Register: bit.ly/3VeqIZa

Decriminalising drug use DOES reduce harms. Look at Portugal’s success. By dealing with other socio-economic issues at the same time, drug deaths fell rapidly 📉

The Oregon politicians’ vote to recriminalise drug possession is misinformed.

Get the facts👇transformdrugs.org/blog/portugal-…

Today and every day, let's celebrate diversity, promote inclusion, and eradicate discrimination in all its forms. Together, we create a world where everyone is treated with dignity & respect. #ZeroDiscriminationDay #EndAIDSby2030 🌍✨
Read our statement : encr.pw/HSjAp

Thandi and her dedicated team overcame some of the challenges that their organisation was facing, through training, mentoring and a small grants scheme. It wasn't just about funding for them; it was about making a lasting impact nacosa.org.za/2024/02/26/cha…

#NGO

We join UNAIDS in calling out this vote for hatred and against human rights and health. LGBT people are not a threat to Ghana or the African family. They are part of Ghanaian society.

Frontline AIDS we commit to upholding rights and send our comrades solidarity and support.

📣Healthcare workers: Join our webinar on Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) in Africa, a hidden disease affecting millions that increases #HIV , cervical cancer, and infertility risks.

Sign up: bit.ly/3SVvtnx

#FGSchisto #IWD