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.
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THE DRIVE WITH SASHA: A PODCAST ON YOUTH-LED ACTIVITIES IN USAID’S HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS
In this podcast episode, NextGen Squad members answer important questions, noting which youth-led activities USAID should invest in and how HIV programs can better involve youth and youth-led organizations in their work. They also discuss the importance of evaluating impact and share thoughts on utilizing social media to reach young people with key messages about HIV prevention.
Continue ReadingPrEP-IT: COUNTRIES EMBRACE A DATA-INFORMED APPROACH TO SETTING PrEP TARGETS
PrEP-it — launched in 2019 as a Microsoft Excel-based tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs and then as a more user-friendly online tool in 2021 — had been used in only a handful of countries prior to August 2022 to set targets for PrEP coverage and forecast commodity needs. Given the response to two recent workshops held in Lusaka, Zambia, that is changing now.
Continue Reading“LIVE YOUR LIFE OUT LOUD”: CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD
Today is the 10th anniversary of International Day of the Girl Child, a time to celebrate girl changemakers and leaders, focus attention on issues that matter to girls, and amplify girls’ voices on the global stage. To mark the occasion, MOSAIC staff reflect on their own girlhood and give advice to their former selves.
Continue ReadingAIDS 2022 KEY TAKEAWAYS
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.
Continue ReadingWELCOME TO THE MOSAIC BLOG
Maximizing Options to Advance Informed Choice for HIV Prevention (MOSAIC) is a five-year (2021-2026) global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This blog platform, officially launched in January 2022, will feature curated content from the MOSAIC project, as well as relevant content from others working to expand access to a multi-product HIV prevention market.
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