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New Unicef podcasts highlight Avert’s work supporting innovative health literacy approaches

Why it’s time to celebrate sexual pleasure

Pleasure is one of the main reasons people have sex. So why is it missing from so many sexual health programmes?

Integrating female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) into standard SRH practices

FGS impacts the health and well-being of 56 million women and girls worldwide, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet FGS is little talked about and often misunderstood. We want to change that

The first year of Be in the KNOW

One year on since the launch of Be in the KNOW, we look back at key achievements and learnings from the first 12 months of Avert’s new digital brand

Voices from the 3rd International Community Health Workers Symposium

Reflecting on discussions, Silvia Poggioli suggests equipping community health workers with an effective job-aide like Boost is investing in quality care for all

Exploring the sexual health information behaviour of young Zambian men

‘Mavenism’ provides a promising research lens to understand the sexual health information behaviours of young men in Zambia and elsewhere, says Avert’s Director of Programmes Simon Moore

Addressing the digital divide: lessons learnt developing the Yaya app

Reaching low-literacy, out-of-school, adolescent girls in Mozambique with vital information about their sexual and reproductive health and rights has required a considered and innovative approach, shaped by the girls themselves

How closing knowledge gaps can be a powerful force in the fight against inequalities

This Word AIDS Day UNAIDS is urging each of us to address the inequalities that stand in the way of ending AIDS. But to challenge inequalities takes agency and self-efficacy – and for this access to information is vital

Health Literacy Matters: Avert releases its 2021-22 Annual Report

Our new 2021-22 Annual Report brings to life the exciting work carried out during the first year of our 2021-24 global strategy to close the HIV knowledge gap and build health literacy

Why there has never been a better time to close the HIV knowledge gap

Avert’s CEO, Sarah Hand, on how digital technologies are helping more and more people access the information they need to look after their sexual health

Addressing Female Genital Schistosomiasis: integration with HIV and SRHR is vital

Avert’s CEO, Sarah Hand, explains the importance of integrating FGS with HIV and SRHR, and how Avert is taking action

Are you in the know about Be in the KNOW?

Our exciting new sexual health and HIV brand, Be in the KNOW, has arrived! Here we explain what it is and why we’ve said goodbye to our old friend Avert.org

World AIDS Day 2021: six milestone moments in the HIV response

To mark World AIDS Day, we reflect on the progress achieved since 1981, when the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention first reported on what would come to be known as Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome – AIDS

Maximising the positive potential of digital communications in HIV and sexual health responses

A summary of Avert’s webinar held on 22 July 2021

Knowledge is power – it’s time to close the HIV knowledge gap

Avert CEO, Sarah Hand, discusses the importance of health literacy in the HIV response, and the positive potential of digital communications in achieving global HIV targets

Community health workers make the difference!

Hear from three community health workers in southern Africa as they share their experiences of the job and the challenges they face in their work