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CELEBRATING ONE YEAR OF MOSAIC’S NEXTGEN SQUAD

This month marks the first anniversary of the formation of MOSAIC’s NextGen Squad. Today, we celebrate their first year as a team by highlighting just a few of their many accomplishments and sharing some of their reflections on the future of MOSAIC and HIV prevention.

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CONFERENCE REFLECTIONS: TWO CROI “ROOKIES” DRAW INSPIRATION FROM CROI AT 30

CROI is a forum for scientists and clinical investigators to present, discuss, and critique their investigations into the epidemiology and biology of human retroviruses and associated diseases, including HIV and AIDS. It was the 30th year of the conference, but our first time attending. In this post, we reflect on what we learned and how we might apply key takeaways to our work on MOSAIC.

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CHAMPIONING CHOICE IN A MULTI-PRODUCT HIV PREVENTION MARKET

New products, including the dapivirine vaginal ring and injectable cabotegravir, have been approved in several countries, and more biomedical prevention products are in development. As the catalog of HIV prevention products expands, so too does the conversation about the importance of upholding choice to optimize the benefits for potential PrEP users.

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LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS: PREPARING TO SUPPORT SUSTAINED ACCESS AND EFFECTIVE USE OF HIV PREVENTION PRODUCTS

The success of efforts to introduce new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) methods for HIV prevention, such as the PrEP ring and injectable CAB PrEP, will also rely on local partners. That’s why one of MOSAIC’s five strategic objectives is dedicated to strengthening local partner capacity to design and implement high-quality product introduction activities and research.

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CHANGING THE DYNAMIC: HOW THE HIV PREVENTION AMBASSADOR TRAINING PACKAGE IS ENHANCING YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN ZIMBABWE

The HIV Prevention Ambassador Training Package is designed to support the meaningful engagement of youth “Ambassadors” in helping adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) remain free from HIV. Recognizing young people as full partners in HIV prevention is a key step toward equalizing the response to the epidemic — today’s World AIDS Day theme and call to action.

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PARENTS, PARTNERS, AND PEERS: THE ROLE OF INFLUENCERS IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ AND YOUNG WOMEN’S PrEP USE

We know that adolescent girls and young women live complex lives full of important relationships that shape the decisions they make. Yet too often efforts to generate demand for PrEP fail to reach beyond the individual user to her support system—those trusted people in her life who she leans on when making important choices. But demand generation for PrEP is evolving.

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