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African mother and baby representing a trial of long-acting HIV treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission
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Zimbabwe Joins Africa-Led Trial Testing Long-Acting HIV Treatment to Protect Babies

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By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe is set to take part in a major Africa-led clinical trial testing whether long-acting injectable HIV treatment can help prevent mothers living with HIV from passing the virus to their babies during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The Phase 3 study, known as Supporting Programmatic Maternal Viral Suppression with Long-Acting Therapy (SUPPRESS-LA), will

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Women and girls march during the DatCitizen Not Her Choice Backpack Walk in Harare, Zimbabwe
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DatCitizen Launches Backpack Walk in Solidarity With Girls Facing Unwanted Pregnancies

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 By Michael Gwarisa Women and girls took to the streets in Harare in solidarity with girls and young women facing the burden of early, unwanted and unintended pregnancies in Zimbabwe. The walkathon, organised by DatCitizen, saw participants carry backpacks deliberately weighted with books and sand to symbolise the burden pregnancy can place on a girl’s

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