 On December 7th, the Manicaland Centre organised a satellite session in collaboration with esteemed partners, including the Ministry of Health and Child Care, UNAIDS, the National AIDS Council, Imperial College London, and the South to South Learning Network. This collaborative effort aimed to share our experiences as a country in developing and testing a novel ‘Harare’ HIV Combination Prevention Cascade for use in high-level monitoring and advocacy for the activities and resources needed to strengthen HIV prevention programmes.  Dr Mugurungi, in his introductory remarks, set the stage for the session, followed by insightful presentations by Mr Taramusi from UNAIDS, Dr Moyo from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, and Prof Gregson from the Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research/Biomedical Research and Training Institute. The presentation was followed by a panel discussion where panel members advocated the use of the cascade within national population surveys across the region, emphasising its potential role, similar to the treatment cascade, in driving progress toward UNAIDS targets. The distinguished panel included Mr Mpofu from the National Aids Council, Mr Xaba and Mr Sithole from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Moorhouse from Imperial College London and Mr Kahn from the South to South Learning Network. The session was a great success. This session was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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 From December 4th to December 9th, the Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research was well represented at the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa in Harare. Throughout the event, a delegation of representatives from the Centre actively participated and contributed to the vibrant discussions and knowledge exchange. Rufurwokuda Maswera was invited to present one of our studies in an abstract-driven session within the plenary room. His presentation focused on the associations between masculine social norms, sexual risk behaviour and the use of HIV prevention methods in Manicaland. For those interested, a video of his presentation can be found below.  On December 6th, our team members Phyllis Mandizvidza and Blessing Tsenesa made impactful contributions during the poster-driven session. Mrs Mandizvidza shared insights on a study regarding survey measurements of community norms on Adolescent Girls and Young Women’s (AGYW) sexual behaviour and use of condoms for HIV prevention. Mr Tsenesa presented a study on HIV stigma, challenging its potential hindrance to the use of male condoms. Despite persistent high levels of stigma, the study findings suggest that it may not be a barrier to condom use. |
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