After more than a decade in which only one PrEP option — a daily pill — was available to prevent acquiring HIV, several new PrEP products are entering the scene. But a big test is ahead for these formulations: Will they be introduced in a way that is accessible, acceptable and affordable to those who need them most?
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IAS THROUGH FRESH EYES: FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES REFLECT ON HIVR4P 2024
Last month, we attended HIVR4P 2024 in Lima, Peru. The conference was jam-packed with new and exciting research being presented on HIV prevention, from new methods in the research and development pipeline to results from implementation studies and insights on advances in HIV vaccine research. These are our reflections.
Continue ReadingMOSAIC AT HIVR4P 2024
MOSAIC is heading to Lima, Peru, for the HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P 2024). We invite conference attendees to join us for the following sessions.
Continue ReadingTOP-NOTCH COLLABORATION: PREPARING FOR CAB PrEP INTRODUCTION IN NAMIBIA
Namibia’s government plans to introduce a new HIV prevention method—long-acting injectable cabotegravir, or CAB PrEP—this year. To prepare for CAB PrEP introduction, the Ministry of Health and Social Services, with support from the PEPFAR- and USAID-funded MOSAIC project, recently conducted a value chain situation analysis.
Continue ReadingVIBE WITH MOSAIC’S NEXTGEN SQUAD: A YOUTH-LED HIV PREVENTION WEBINAR SERIES
MOSAIC’s youth-led, youth-focused webinar series was developed to be a safe space for young people to learn about HIV prevention methods that are in market or coming to market soon. Each session is led and facilitated by members of MOSAIC’s NextGen Squad, our team of youth advocates.
Continue ReadingMOSAIC AT AIDS 2024
MOSAIC is heading to Munich, Germany, for the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2024). We invite conference attendees to join us for the following sessions.
Continue ReadingLEADING THE WAY: EARLY LEARNINGS FROM CAB PrEP INTRODUCTION IN ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE
In this webinar, Ministry of Health leaders and partners from Zambia and Zimbabwe reflect on their early implementation experience and share critical learnings for other countries poised to introduce CAB PrEP this year.
Continue ReadingINTEREST 2024 KEY TAKEAWAYS
Last week, MOSAIC staff from Nigeria traveled to Cotonou, Benin, for the International Conference on HIV Treatment, Pathogenesis, and Prevention Research (INTEREST). They participated in the conference in person and, in this post, share their reflections.
Continue ReadingBUILDING A BRAND FOR PrEP: POSITIONING PrEP IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
With choice of PrEP products on the horizon – including oral PrEP, the PrEP ring, and CAB PrEP – PrEP marketing and demand generation must evolve with the availability of new PrEP products. Young people, in particular, need PrEP demand generation campaigns tailored to their needs and aspirations.
Continue ReadingCOMMUNICATING PrEP CHOICE TO YOUNG WOMEN: DEVELOPING A BRAND STRATEGY FOR COMPELLING COMMUNICATION
As the PrEP category expands to include new products, our marketing and demand generation efforts must communicate with young women about PrEP and product choice in their language so they are ultimately inspired to act. That’s why MOSAIC set out to build a strong, evidence-informed, unified brand for the category.
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