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Activists of the "Young Medics of Russia" social organization and city volunteers form a red ribbon
Health
While the Russian government looks away, AIDS spreads quickly
MTV Host Tinashe Venge, center, and Across Women's Lives reporter Jasmine Garsd, second from right, stand with South African students
Health
Here are 5 ways you can help fight HIV/AIDS in South Africa and globally
Close-up of Saidy Brown wearing a gray shirt
Sexuality
At 14, she tested positive for HIV — now she calls herself an HIVictor
A woman in a baseball hat next to a man in front of the Johannesburg skyline.
Lifestyle
What it means in South Africa when you are #blessed
Close-up of woman holding white silicone vaginal ring
Sexuality
The key to stopping HIV could someday be a vaginal ring or a needle in the butt
Abu-Baker Sebeela stands in a tavern holding up a pamphlet
Conflict
Why violence is linked to the rising rate of HIV in South Africa’s young women
South African artist Lady Skollie on a sofa in her studio with cut-out shapes of bananas on the wall behind her
Arts
South African artist Lady Skollie explains why she paints burning vaginas
Children run past a mural painting of an Aids ribbon at a school in Khutsong Township, 74 km (46 miles) west of Johannesburg, August 22, 2011.
Media
Want to learn about sex? In South Africa, just turn on the radio.
Close-up of the face of Nhlanhla, an HIV positive teen mom in South Africa.
Health
At 16, she found out she was pregnant and HIV positive. That’s when she found her strength.
A distorted map is projected based on population living with HIV. In this map, South Africa is the largest country in the world.
Lifestyle
In South Africa, HIV rates are rising in young women and girls. Our new series looks at the reasons why.