For the MOSAIC project team, the AIDS 2022 conference set the stage for embracing the introduction of new biomedical HIV prevention products and generating evidence on how to support choice and effective use. We attended the conference virtually and took away three key messages that resonate with our work on MOSAIC.
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Since oral PrEP was first approved for use in 2012, dozens of countries have approved the product and use is expanding. But the pace of scale-up has been slower than expected and PrEP remains out of reach for many who may benefit from it.
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In this photo story, MOSAIC NextGen Squad representatives introduce themselves through their stories. They share their passions, what led them to work in HIV prevention, their thoughts on MOSAIC, and their hopes and dreams for the future.
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The future of HIV prevention is here. Injectable cabotegravir (CAB) is the most effective, longest-acting option for avoiding the virus. Until now, pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) medicine taken to prevent HIV has only been available as an oral pill that must be taken daily. CAB needs to be injected only once every two months.
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Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 25.3 million (67%) of the global total of 37.7 million people living with HIV infection (UNAIDS 2021). To control the epidemic in Africa, it is essential that solutions for Africa be generated and implemented in Africa.
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With the dapivirine vaginal ring and injectable cabotegravir poised to join oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as safe, effective HIV prevention products, people seeking an HIV prevention method that works for them will soon have real choices.
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For Zimbabwe and other countries in eastern and southern Africa, the emergence of new forms of PrEP presents a remarkable opportunity to offer potential users a range of choices to better meet their HIV prevention needs.
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When countries introduce novel HIV prevention products, such as the PrEP ring and injectable CAB PrEP, how will women decide which product to use, and what will influence those decisions?
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Today, we observe International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the many achievements of women around the globe.
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When I was a medical student in the early 1990s, the only drug we had to treat HIV was azidothymidine (AZT). I remember the excitement when combination therapy was developed; we all embraced a new acronym: HAART – highly active antiretroviral therapy.
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