More Portuguese cities commit to the Fast-Track

On 10 October, the mayors of the Portuguese cities of Almada, Amadora, Loures, Odivelas, Oeiras, Portimão and Sintra signed the Paris Declaration to end the AIDS epidemic in cities.

Germany: taking a human-rights based approach to injecting drug use

People who inject drugs often have one or more associated health issues.

Race to ensure that people living with HIV get treatment after Central Sulawesi earthquake

On 28 September, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, was struck by a powerful earthquake and a subsequent tsunami.

Global HIV prevention targets at risk

As the world grapples with how to speed up reductions in new HIV infections, great optimism is coming from the world of HIV prevention research with a slate of efficacy trials across the prevention pipeline.

An opportunity to end two of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases: TB and HIV

The World Health Organization recently released its Global tuberculosis report 2018.

The need to scale up integrated TB/HIV care

Global leaders met for the first United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis on 26 September.

New model drug law launched in western Africa

Unjust laws can prevent people from accessing the services they need to prevent or treat HIV, and people who use drugs need help and care, not punishment—these are two of the messages from the new Model Drug Law for West Africa. Launched on11 September in Dakar, Senegal, the model drug law aims to guide policy-makers in the region on how to better frame their drug laws.

Russian Federation commits to reach 75% antiretroviral therapy coverage in 2019

The Russian Minister of Health, Veronika Skvortsova, has reiterated the commitment to reach the targets agreed at the 2016 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS.