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MINISTRY OF HEALTH LEADS ZAMBIA’S RESPONSE TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM MOSAIC

MOSAIC provides technical assistance to Zambia’s Ministry of Health to integrate SGBV screening and response into the country’s HIV prevention program. Through MOSAIC-supported dialogues, consultative meetings, and gender integration activities, Zambia’s MoH has fostered an enabling policy environment to prioritize and address SGBV within HIV prevention and PrEP services.

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A RIPPLE EFFECT: ESWATINI USES MOSAIC’S AMBASSADOR TRAINING TOOL TO ENGAGE YOUNG WOMEN IN HIV PREVENTION

When equipped with the right tools, adolescent girls and young women can be powerful agents of change in the fight against HIV. In Eswatini, the HIV Prevention Ambassador Training Package is intended to support and empower individuals affiliated with community-based organizations with the skills and information needed to lead their communities toward better health and PrEP usage to prevent HIV.

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PRACTICING OUR PRINCIPLES: HOW APPLYING THE MOSAIC PRINCIPLES CHANGES OUR WORK FOR THE BETTER

When MOSAIC launched, we developed five aspirational principles to guide our work and hold us accountable to the communities we serve. Upholding these principles has led us to have difficult conversations, make challenging decisions, and change how we approach our work on the project for the better. Here we describe how we are putting MOSAIC’s principles into practice.

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JUMP-STARTING PrEP INTRODUCTION: LEVERAGING MOSAIC’S TEMPLATE GUIDELINES TO CREATE AN ENABLING POLICY ENVIRONMENT

When a country is poised to introduce a new biomedical prevention product, policymakers want to ensure that their rollout plan is based on the latest science and provides clear, standardized procedures for implementation. The WHO publishes global guidance on delivering new HIV prevention products, but those recommendations need to be adapted to the local context. 

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THE CHOICE PRINCIPLES: A FOUNDATIONAL TOOL FOR A PROMISING FUTURE IN HIV PREVENTION

Emerging products provide more options and the potential for individuals to find the HIV prevention methods that best suit their needs and preferences. But what does PrEP choice look like, and how can it be protected for all individuals who could benefit from HIV prevention? This blog post presents the choice principles, offers illustrative examples of each principle, and outlines what could come next to advance choice in HIV prevention efforts.

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