Despite being highly preventable, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer and
cause of cancer death in women globally. In low‐income countries, cervical cancer is often …

Background The practice of involving people living with HIV in the development and
provision of healthcare has gained increasing traction. Peer-support for people living with …

Background Regularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on
their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are …

Women are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) throughout
life. In addition to their high prevalence in women, STIs have debilitating effects on female …

In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are 5 to 14 times more
likely to be infected with HIV than their male peers. Every day, more than 750 AGYW are …

Global powerhouses with tried and tested health systems have struggled to contain the
COVID‐19 pandemic. One is left to wonder what will be left of Africa, the second most …

Background The sustainable development goals (SDGs) aim to end HIV/AIDS as a public
health threat by 2030. Understanding the current state of the HIV epidemic and its change …

Background: The relationship between HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and COVID-19
clinical outcome is uncertain, with conflicting data and hypotheses. We aimed to assess the …

Since the beginning of the epidemic, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected
around 70 million people worldwide, most of whom reside is sub-Saharan Africa. There …

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) continues to be a major public health
challenge in sub-Saharan Africa where child marriage, adolescent childbearing, HIV …